Yen Mei-chuan even believes that "enacting the Selection-by-Recommendation Plan will in the future greatly increase the hardship for parents teaching their kids." People from various fields who oppose selection by recommendation often use the present-day flaws in implementing the Voluntary Admissions Program as an example.
反對推薦甄選方案的各界人士，常以自學方案實施至今的缺失為例。