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?

The numbers of students studying abroad have been increasing in recent years. It is often argued that

this

trend has a positive impact on students and the countries involved.

First

and foremost, studying abroad exposes students to different cultures and backgrounds. Learning others’ culture and backgrounds are vital and beneficial as it deepens an individual’s knowledge base.

Likewise

, sometimes it helps students to pick up another language which may be of good use in the future.

For instance

, statistics have shown that students who study abroad tend to perform better than those who study in local.

Thus

, it is safe to say that studying abroad can help students to learn about new cultures and backgrounds.

However

, having many overseas students in a country may increase the

competition

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competitive

rate of getting accepted in local universities.

This

may have a negative impact on local students as it might be harder to be accepted by local universities and would be exceptionally tough to get into well-known universities. As an illustration, it is believed that 40% of candidates who are accepted in local universities are normally overseas students, leaving only 60%

for

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of

the local students.

Therefore

, local students may be at a disadvantage if

this

trend continues. To conclude, it seems to me that the advantages outweigh the drawbacks and having more overseas students have a positive impact on students and the countries involved as overseas students get to expose themselves to different culture and backgrounds which may be of good use later in their life.