More and more students are choosing to study at colleges and universities in foreign countries. Do the benefits of studying abroad outweigh the drawbacks

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importance

of education to any nation cannot be overemphasized. These days an increasing

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number

of people are opting to travel abroad to obtain college and university degree.

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essay will argue that the advantages of studying abroad greatly outweigh the drawbacks. Admittedly, there are some minor disadvantages with the choice of

traveling

the act of going from one place to another

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overseas for

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and foremost, most students struggle to effectively communicate with the tutors and the people.

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language

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barrier

hinders their progress and it could

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result in a major academic setback. As an example, most Nigerians who

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traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term

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to Spain

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to

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, get discouraged and return home owing to their inability to comprehend the message being

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across in classes and where they live. Another drawback is loneliness.

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, they are all alone in a strange land without the usual close connection with friends and families. If not closely monitored, the loneliness could result to

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the state or fact of existing

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homesick. Because of

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, it is apparent why communication issues and staying alone could be considered

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a problem of overseas

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. Despite the disadvantages above, I believe that the benefits of

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in a foreign country are immense because it broaden

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horizons

the horizon

. Undergraduates are able to learn new cultural and social life of the host country. Upon graduation, not only will they receive a foreign degree from an institution, but

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vast knowledge of what is obtainable in the nation.

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is supported by a recent

study

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conducted in India, in which social skills of those who studied overseas and those who did not

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have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

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analyzed

examined carefully and methodically; broken down for consideration of constituent parts

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with AI, findings revealed that having foreign

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experience provide greater insight to issues of

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the home nation

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, it sets the graduate higher than others in the local job market. People with international degrees are considered

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during recruitment at the expense of those who obtained their degrees in local universities or colleges.

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, studying abroad offers

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advantages

when seeking for

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a job

and it improves knowledge. In summary, while studying outside country of birth has the disadvantages of language barrier and being alone, I hold the view that the gain

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greater than the minor demerits.