University students are increasingly studying abroad as a part of their studies. Do the advantages of studying abroad outweigh the disadvantages?

Many university students routinely study in other

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set up or lay the groundwork for

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around the world as a part of their

degrees

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degree

.

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students will struggle with cultural and linguistic challenges while abroad, they will

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gain significant life experiences that will reward them in their careers. In my opinion, students are far better off having studied in a different

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country, despite

the challenges they will inevitably face. The greatest benefit of studying abroad is that students will have life experiences that will improve themselves as people that would have been

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impossible if they had

have

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had

only studied in their own countries. Being in another country requires people to push themselves beyond the norm into unusually difficult experiences.

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, when I studied in Indonesia and India as a twenty-year-old, I was continually pushed out of my comfort zone into psychological states that were unique and novel and that I had to adapt no matter what. These ultra-challenging experiences are paradoxically the main advantage of studying overseas because they make you grow as a person. The main challenges that students will face while overseas will usually stem from cultural and linguistic differences. These differences can pose massive obstacles for people because they require one to move beyond the familiar situations and into the unknown which can often be awkward and scary.

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, while studying in Indonesia I had to frequently make a fool of myself in order to communicate with the local people in their language.

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Often times

, I felt

embarassed

feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious

embarrassed

and I longed to

spead

distribute or disperse widely

spread

English and be in the familiarity of my own culture. Studying

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beyond or across the sea

overseas

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has become incredibly common. While students will no doubt experience

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more social

and language barriers, it is

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in fact, these

in fact these

barriers that lead to the main advantage of studying abroad which is personal growth. As a contradiction of sorts, it is the hardship that ultimately makes the experience of studying abroad more advantageous than disadvantageous.