Increasing numbers of students are choosing to study abroad. To what extent does this trend benefit the students themselves and the countries involved? What are the drawbacks?

Over recent decades, going abroad for education has become a significant issue of people's life both students and societies. Some say that the experience of moving overseas is completely worth because of bringing

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others say that there are more negative aspects than positive ones. In

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trend and provide my overall opinion. From an overall perspective, there are several advantages to moving abroad to study. The main advantage of

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is that living in a new country provides key opportunities for students' future career pathway.

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that, students are able to create a new

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the various professional fields

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, they might learn to on their own feet, to survive, to find a job in a new habitat.

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many disadvantages. One of the most obvious of these is that students may have to deal with racism where they live. If a student comes from different places where various languages are spoken or different religions are believed, they struggle with these sort of conditions

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they are lonely for their hometowns and families. They have lived far away from homeland and they don't have a chance to see them whenever they want.

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, brain drain makes the country affect poorly as financial and cultural. International students may forget their history, background and traditions.

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because they are assimilated and metamorphose. For

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reason, the problem caused by culture shock should not be underestimated. In conclusion,

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is a topic which raises some significant questions in contemporary life. Weighing up all of the facts, it would seem that salient benefits outweigh

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abroad is an issue which is sure to continue demanding our attention for the foreseeable future.

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