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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.

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Several decades ago the students were able to do University degree only in the
country
 where they live. Due to
development
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the development
 of international programs between the countries
now there
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now, there
 are so many opportunities for the young people to continue their studying abroad.
Although
 studying abroad teaches the people to be independent by forcing them to make their own decision and broaden their horizon, it can
also
 lead to some negative impact of a new
country
such
 as
discrimination
. One of the main
benefit
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benefits
 of living abroad as a student is gaining independence. New
country
 forces people to learn and work on themselves. The students living in other countries start making their own decisions about spending their money and earning them.
In addition
, by making new friends and learning new culture they build confidence which makes their personality stronger. In brief, studying abroad gives good opportunities to students to become more independent in life.
On the other hand
, sometimes students can be exposed to
discrimination
 by local people in foreign countries which definitely has a negative influence on student's psychology.
For example
, in France there are people who do treat niggers friendly. It has
detrimental effect
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a detrimental effect
 on people's mental health, and if it is continued long enough, it can cause
such
 dangerous consequences as mental illness or even suicide. People should be aware of
such
 negative consequences of studying abroad as
discrimination
. To conclude, to continue to
studying
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study
be studied
 in a foreign
country
 can be both beneficial and dangerous for students. There are plenty of chances to build a strong confidence and to be an independent person, but there are
also
 chances to be
face
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facing
 difficulties
such
 as
discrimination
.
However
, to use or not any of those chances depends only on students themselves.

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