This is especially so given the money factor. In the past, when Taiwan was backward, American universities provided considerable scholarship assistance to students from Taiwan. But in recent years most scholarship money has gone to students from mainland China. Taiwan students now generally pay their own way, which paralyzes average families.
同時，過去台灣經濟落後，美國大學提供不少獎學金給台灣學生，但近年來多數獎學金都給了清寒苦讀的大陸孩子，台灣學生出國以自費居多，也使得很多家境小康者怯步。