In the past, when students did a university degree, they tended to study in their own country. Nowadays, they have more opportunity to study abroad. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development?

These days students are having the opportunity of studying abroad, unlike in the past, for their pursuing tertiary education.The pursuit of knowledge is a concept

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valued by most cultures. In the 21st century, we now have many more options regarding how and where to find that knowledge. If you are a French national, you can apply to do an arts degree in the USA, and

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, an American citizen can take a science course in France. Indeed, most universities across the world now have a good proportion of foreign students enrolled in their programmes. In

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essay, the pros and cons of having the

oppurtunity

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

opportunity

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to study abroad will be discussed. Certainly, there are numerous advantages of studying in a different

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. Many students choose to do

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because, they know that a particular university,

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, Stanford business school has an excellent reputation. Graduating from there, they believe that it would increase their chances of securing a

descent

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

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position in their company, back home. Students studying abroad

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have the advantages of gaining new friends, who might be of various nationalities too, and

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in turn would help them learn about their cultures. Going to a university in another

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,

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, helps broaden their view and have a different overall perspective of the world.

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of pursuing their higher studies in another nation. They might not be comfortable being in another

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, especially the ones which

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no cultural similarities with their mother nation. Not only that, but there might

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be a language barrier between that person and the others.

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, they might feel homesick and not be comfortable with the fact that their families are not near them, especially for the ones who have always been under the care of their parents. They might

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have to face extreme weather conditions in the new place that they would go to, which they might not have experienced in their hometown. All the above would affect the individual in a negative way, resulting to them not paying attention to their studies, and

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defeating the entire purpose of going there and might not score a good job back at home. In conclusion, though there are multiple advantages of moving to a different

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for pursuing their tertiary studies, there are

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a considerable number of disadvantages to keep in mind while taking that

desicion

the act of making up your mind about something

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. I think that it depends on the individual, of whether they can cope up with stress or not, if they can

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the advantages

definitly

without question and beyond doubt

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out weigh

be heavier than

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the disadvantages and if not,

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the cons would outweigh the pros.