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

The

important

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importance

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

numbers

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number

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

This

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

travelling

overseas for

study

.

First

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

This

language

barriers

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barrier

hinders their progress and it could

also

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

traveled

traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term

travelled

to Spain

for

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to

study

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

pass

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passed

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

In other words

, 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

been

the state or fact of existing

being

homesick. Because of

this

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

at

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as

a problem of overseas

study

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

study

in a foreign country are immense because it broaden

horizon

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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

also

vast knowledge of what is obtainable in the nation.

This

is supported by a recent

study

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

where

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

were

analyzed

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

analysed

with AI, findings revealed that having foreign

study

experience provide greater insight to issues of

home nation

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the home nation

.

In addition

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

first

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

Thus

, studying abroad offers

advantage

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advantages

when seeking for

job

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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

are

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is

greater than the minor demerits.