University students are increasingly studying abroad as part of their studies. Do the advantages of studying abroad outweigh the disadvantages?

A growing number of undergraduates are considering

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ducation in institutes around the world as part of their degrees.

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struggle with cultural and

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learn important life experiences which will reward them later in their careers. In my opinion, students are far better off having studied in

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oreign land despite some inevitable difficulties they face. The greatest benefit of studying abroad is that students will have life experiences that will improve themselves as people that would have been

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impossible if they had only studied in their own countries. Being in another country requires people to push themselves beyond the norm into unusually difficult experiences.

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, when I studied in Indonesia and India as a twenty-year-old, I was

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pushed out of my comfort zone into psychological states that were unique and novel and that I had to adapt no matter what. These

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experiences are paradoxically the main advantage of studying overseas because they make you grow as

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erson. The main

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that students face while overseas usually stem from cultural and language differences. These difficulties can pose massive obstacles for people because they require one to move beyond the familiar and into the unknown which can often be awkward and quite scary.

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, while studying in Indonesia I had to frequently make a fool of myself in order to communicate with the local people in their

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. Oftentimes, I felt embarrassed and I longed to speak English and be in the familiarity of my own culture. Studying overseas has become incredibly common. While students no doubt experience social and language barriers, it is

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these barriers that lead to the main advantage of studying abroad which is personal growth. As a contradiction of sorts, it is the hardship that makes the experience of studying overseas more advantageous than disadvantageous.