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

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Most university
students
 routinely study in other institutes around the world as part of their degrees.
Although
students
 will often struggle with cultural and linguistic challenges while abroad, they will
also
 gain significant life
experiences
 that will reward them later on in their careers. In my opinion,
students
 are far better off having studied in a different country despite the challenges that they will inevitably face. The greatest benefit of studying abroad is that
students
 will have life
experiences
 that will improve themselves as
people
 that would have been
otherwise
 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
.
For example
, when I studied in Indonesia and India as a twenty-year-old, I was continually pushed out of my comfort zone into psychological states that were unique and novel and that I had to adapt no matter what. These ultra-challenging
experiences
 are paradoxically the main advantage of studying overseas because they make you grow as a person. The main challenges that
students
 will face while overseas will usually stem from cultural and linguistic differences. These differences 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.
For instance
, while studying in Indonesia I had to frequently make a fool of myself in order to communicate with the local
people
 in their language. 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
 will no doubt experience social and language barriers, it is in fact that these barriers lead to the main advantage of studying abroad which is personal growth. As a contradiction of sorts, it is the hardship that ultimately makes the experience of studying abroad more advantageous than disadvantageous.
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