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? You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

Due to the advancement of recent technology in
term
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of the world's connection,
students
have much more chances to study overseas universities compared to the
last
three decades. Studying
aboard
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abroad
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is considered
as
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an
eye opening
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experience for
students
, who want to expand their knowledge. In
this
essay, I will deliberate the pros and cons of an overseas study, and provide my perspective according to my experiences. The
advantages
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in
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studying in an international university
is
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to improve
a
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language
skills. Not only
English
language
, which is the main
language
taught in all lessons, you
also
learn
a
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native
language
of the particular country that you visit for daily communication.
For example
, when I was
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exchange student in Indonesia, I had to learn every
classes
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in
English
, and my friend
also
taught me how to speak in Bahasa
language
for ordering food
,
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and counting numbers.
Moreover
,
International
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an International
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degree
seem
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to be a better degree compared to
the
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national degree, which contributes to a better opportunity to find high paid jobs in the future, because graduating from international universities
garuntees
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guarantees
that you are
proficiency
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in
English
.
On the other hand
, studying
aboard
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can lead
students
to depression due to the unfamiliar environment including weird foods, culture, tradition, unusual weather, and so on.
For example
, my weight was reduced from 90 kg to 80 kg because I did not like
Indonesia
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foods, as it is
diet
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the diet
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of Muslim with no pork.
Additionally
, homesick is one of the causes of stress, which may happen in foreign
students
as they are far away from their
home
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homes
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, friends, and parents. From my experience, during the
first
week living in Indonesia, I cried
everyday
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as I miss my parents and friends.
Therefore
, studying in
remote
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university can be attributed to
unpleasant
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the unpleasant
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feeling
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feelings
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among
students
. In conclusion,
although
studying
aboard
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abroad
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can cause some depressed emotion owing to living in
the
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an
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unusual atmosphere and being far from home, the benefits of it outnumbered the aforementioned drawbacks because it is the best opportunity to enhance
English
skill
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skills
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, and to work in
the
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prestigious companies in the future.
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