Many of these students find their way into communications programs. With the economy slumping, students are in no hurry to leave school, and graduate schools at all of Taiwan's universities received hundreds or even thousands more applications this year than last. As a result, acceptance rates have fallen from a historical average of more than 10 % to about 8 % this year.
經濟不景氣，學生寧可在學校多待些時間，造成今年各大學研究所報考人數較去年大幅增加，錄取率也從往年的百分之十以上，下降到百分之八。