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

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In
this
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 modern era, an increasing number of university
students
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 decide to study overseas as part of their degrees.
Although
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 acquiring
university
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a university
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 degree abroad may grant a
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one in a lifetime
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 opportunity that will foster their career growth;
however
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, a significant number of
students
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 will likely face
homesickness
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 during their time in a foreign land. From my perspective,
students
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 are far better off having obtained
education
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an education
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 from another
country
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 despite the obstacles that they will inevitably encounter.
One
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 evident benefit of studying in a foreign
country
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 is
about
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key life experiences, which could lead to career prosperities and securing a promising job in the long run,
that
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which
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 would have been impossible to obtain if you had remained in your
home
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country
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. Being in another
country
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, people are pushed beyond their
limit
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limits
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 when it comes to
complicated
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a complicated
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situation
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situations
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.
For instance
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, when I was studying in the states, I had to step out of my comfort zone
while
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 facing physical and mental challenges. These ultra-challenging experiences are mainly the benefits of studying overseas because they play a vital role in your development as an individual.
On the other hand
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,
students
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 find themselves trapped in detrimental
homesickness
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;
consequently
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, their concentration on studies
have
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 decreased significantly which resulted in bad grades and mental instability. Being alone in a foreign
country
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 and facing
linguistic
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a linguistic
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challenge
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challenges
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,
students
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 will likely feel isolated and the urge to return
home
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 will be increased.
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, having faced language barriers and loneliness, my mental well-being was not doing very well and I opt to return
home
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 as soon as I finished my first semester. The feeling of missing
home
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 is undeniably
one
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 of the core issues that will occur when you are studying overseas,
however
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,
homesickness
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 will not be around forever,
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 the appropriate timing, you will feel more at ease.
To sum up
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,
majority
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the majority
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 of university
students
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 tend to acquire their higher education degrees in
foreign
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a foreign
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 land, as part of their learning journey.
While
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students
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 will gain plenty of key life experiences that will be helpful in their career development, many will find
homesickness
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 to be
one
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 of the hardest challenges to get over. As a contradiction of sorts, it is the hardships that ultimately make the experience of studying abroad more advantageous than disadvantageous.
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