According to Lee Yu-ju, a graduate of Tunghai University's department of sociology, "Competition was fierce this year. More people took the exams and a lower percentage were admitted to programs." Lee says that he had classmates who applied to seven programs and were admitted to none.
「今年的考試超級激烈，報名人數比去年多，錄取人數比去年少，」畢業自東海大學社會系的李育儒說，有同學報考七所研究所，結果一所也沒考上。