Many students decide to further their study abroad. What are the benefits and drawbacks of studying abroad?

Studying abroad is always a dream of many

students

because of the tremendous advantage it brings.

However

,

this

trend still has some drawbacks.

This

essay will discuss both sides of whether

students

should

study

abroad or not. On the one hand, there is some disadvantage for

students

when they must live independently at

such

a young age. Studying abroad means that

students

lack care from their parents both physically and mentally. They need to deal with a lot of changes,

for example

, culture shock, racism, and language barrier which they can avoid if studying in their

countries

.

In addition

to

this

, living alone in another country, they may need to take care of themselves without helps from family when they get sick or stress from school. Many

students

decide to give up and come back to their

countries

when they are not able to overcome these difficulties. Another reason is that they will lose the connection with the current development pace in their home country which results in obstacles to rehabilitate when they come back.

On the other hand

, the advantage of studying abroad clearly outweighs the drawback. Studying abroad gives

students

more opportunities to oppose better educations and professional training, especially if they come from a developing country.

For example

, most

students

in Vietnam

study

hard to get into prestigious universities in developed

countries

like the US, UK, or Canada. Meanwhile, some

students

in developed

countries

study

in Asian universities to explore diverse cultures and traditions.

Furthermore

, living independently could be inconvenient at

first

, it turns out a great benefit to their future in the long haul. Since they need to manage time, money, and all other aspects on their own which well prepares them to enter the job market or deal with bigger life challenging as an adult. In conclusion, even though studying abroad has some drawbacks, it brings more benefit than harm.

Hence

,

students

who intend to

study

abroad should prepare themselves with knowledge and soft skills to fully take advantage of it.