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?

Higher
education
has a key role in the development of societies. While
students’ tendency
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the students’ tendency
was to study at domestic universities in earlier times, these days have seen a widespread rise in overseas students.
Although
studying abroad has its vivid benefits including learning at least one new language its drawbacks worth considering.
both
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Both
sides will be discussed in
this
essay.
First
of all, the benefits of being an overseas student
is
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are
countless. Having the certificate of an international language has become essential to get a student visa from foreign prestigious universities.
Therefore
, those students tend to study abroad, have to be proficient in another language before applying to an overseas university. For one thing, living abroad enable them to communicate well with foreign people, for another,
education
in their
favorite
something regarded with special favor or liking
favourite
university and
filed
catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
field
of
education
give them
opportunity
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the opportunity
an opportunity
to reveal their creativity and innovation.
Additionally
, they are able to immerse themselves in the new culture during their university degree and are more likely to get a dream job after being educated. If they could not pay their tuition fees and living expenses, they would get part time jobs to cover those expenses. Yet those benefits
can be pull
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can pull
can be pulled
factors to study abroad, being away from their hometown as well as their families can lead to serious issues including depression, feeling homesick and anxiety. These issues can be solved readily if sufficient care and attention will provide for overseas students. Fortunately, most international universities suggest living in a hall of residence for the
first
year foreign students to cope with those issues. By way of conclusion, living in the world village facilitates communication and
education
.
Therefore
, it seems to me that pursuing
education
in
developed
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developing
countries open the new doors and horizon that makes its drawbacks inconsiderable.
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