In some countries, university students live at home with their families while they study in the same city, whereas, in other countries they live away from home while they study. Do the benefits of living away from home outweigh the disadvantages?

Currently, with mounting competition in

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some university undergraduates live away from home during their study. It is agreed that the advantage of

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outweighs the disadvantage.

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to support the statement.

To begin

with, it is noted that living away from the family during higher studies provides numerous benefits. To commence

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one of the most paramount advantages

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is the independence they enjoy

while

parents

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are away, which

also

teach

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them valuable things in its own interesting way. To enumerate, the

students

learn basic

life

skills

such

as time management and management of finances, which are the major abilities needed by a person.

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, in a recent survey conducted by the UK government, most of the respondents

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favourable responses because being independent leads to a successful

life

. If the

students

are not given the opportunity to live away from their

family

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,

then

their dependence on their parents may hamper their success in

life

.

It is clear that

being alone and away from family will be beneficial in later adult

life

.

However

, the major disadvantage of studying away from home is a lack of family support.

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, most

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such

students

often complain about their sufferings regarding emotional attachments with family and unfulfilled psychological needs. Even the presence of advanced technology platforms

such

as

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social websites and video calling applications

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not enough to fill their sense of belonging.

Students

at a young age are vulnerable to

such

emotional

feeling

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feelings

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of homesickness and loneliness.

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, most

of

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students

blame

this

factor as

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culprits

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behind their low or failing grades in college. In conclusion,

although

there are disadvantages

such

as homesickness,

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learning is a part of

life

and how to survive alone is a part of learning,

thus

the advantages of

such

independence are more significant.