More and more students are choosing to study at colleges and universities in a foreign country. Do the benefits of studying abroad outweigh the drawbacks?

While in the past

years

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year

undergraduate students were prone to study in their country, nowadays it is more common to study abroad. Studying in a foreign state could be

advantageous especially

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advantageous, especially

for

job’s

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job

opportunities, even if some drawbacks occur. On the one hand, going to a foreign university can affect positively student’s life.

Firstly

, young people become more

indipendent

free from external control and constraint

independent

and self sufficient. In

fact they

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fact, they

have to organize their daily activities in order to be effective in their courses.

Secondly

, being abroad gives the chance to learn

second

language.

In other words

, the young develop new linguistic skills, which are very important to improve their ability of communication.

Thirdly

, it is

also

an excellent experience to curriculum vitae. In the job market, where the competition is very high, it could be a good point for

first

employment.

On the other hand

, some disadvantages should not be forgotten.

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studying in a foreign state. One critical problem is the lack of the family support. In fact undergraduate students are young at their

first

experience out of

protected environment

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the protected environment

of the family.

This

could determine a sense of isolation and frustration of students and

therefore

affects their study’s performances. Another obstacle is the barrier of language. Becoming bilingual is demanding process and so more

frusation

can increase together with unsuccessful performances at

university

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the university

universities

. For these reasons it is important that the student abroad must receive much support from their lectures and tutors, as

this

will allow them to speak in a friendly way on a regular basis, and to give the opportunity to ask about something if they do not understand. In conclusion,

although

this

development of higher education in another country

causes

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caused

disadvantages at the time, these disadvantages can be solved.

Also

, they are outweighed by the opportunities to grow as a person and to more employable in the future time.