Pros And Cons Of Studying Abroad

This was published May 22, 2017. I accessed this website on March 20, 2018. This website allows you to find information about Studying Abroad (“Benefits”). This article is about the benefits you will gain while studying abroad (“Benefits”). “It will change your life. You will come back being a new person” (“Benefits”). Study abroad influences career paths and self-confidence of students. While traveling overseas, you will learn more about yourself than you think. Some of the lifetime benefits you will earn from this experience are “intercultural, academic, and personal growth development” (“Benefits”). Studying abroad will help you become a leader. It will help you have a better understanding of other cultures and have a better understanding of yourself. If you study abroad and learn other cultures you will respect your own more and want to carry on your

Studying is important in life because it helps people to achieve their goals and make a success in their life and many people go to study to get successful life. There are students who study in their countries and they try to achieve their goals. Some students cannot get their goals in their countries and they have to stop studying because they get many problems like students cannot find their major in their countries. However, there is what called Study Abroad which is students attend in schools and universities outside their home countries. Study abroad helps a lot of students to achieve their goals and most countries have this program. Many students choose to study abroad such as students from Middle East go to study in the U.S or students from the U.S go to study in Europe. There are different many reasons that make students choose to study abroad. In this essay, there are three important reasons for studying abroad which are finding their major, seeing different cultures, and getting a good job in their feature.

We cannot calculate the essence value of the overseas experience by numbers, but there is no doubt it is beneficial to any type of the students. Indiana University and the University System of Georgia did the research of this issue, and the result is higher four-year graduation rates among those who studied abroad. Nowadays, almost all the industries, business

Education is a never-ending learning process that has always been a piece of our life. As education is a building block in our lives, we are eager to put profoundly into our education. Good education will lead us to the bright future. With the fast advancement of public opinion, we have entered an era of information explosion which the necessity of studying abroad has turned into a developing pattern among youth. Most of the students feel that studying abroad is better than studying in local universities. As the saying goes, “the grass always looks greener on the other side of fence.” In this way, I believe that considering abroad have extraordinary points of benefits.

Always wanting to travel the world, Madeleine felt the need to seize the opportunity of studying abroad when the information about this topic became available to her during a class presentation by an affiliate of the study abroad office at Towson University. Madeleine never thought that she would’ve been the type of person to study abroad due to the fact that she has never ventured out by herself, let alone, traveled outside the United States before. Learning that her friend was also interested in studying abroad, Madeleine looked into this opportunity to gain more knowledge about the topic. She had the preconception that traveling to a different country to study was a very expensive excursion to the average student. In addition to Madeleine thinking that she couldn’t pay for the trip, she also thought that the desired courses that she wanted to take abroad would not be equivalent to Towson University’s courses needed towards graduation. Instead of taking out another loan to study abroad, Madeleine was able to increase the amount of her current loans by a few thousand of dollars. Also, her parents contributed to the

The purpose of my annotated bibliography illustrates to the reader the positive correlation between study abroad and developmental benefits received from such programs. It is clear from the findings of my sources that different students, teachers, and researchers have numerical and written proof on why these programs are beneficial. It is more than an academic experience because you grow spiritually and intellectually making college students global citizens. This title of a global citizen differentiates those who study abroad because they have acquired a worldly view. It is important to have these journals to stress the benefits of study abroad so hopefully more students, faculty, and schools stress and make it easier to have this unique experience.

During the last few decades, the United States has leading other develop countries in attracting the highest number of international students interested in pursuing post-secondary degree. According to the Open Doors report, “The number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by 7.0 percent to a record high of 623,805 in the past academic year, and by 165 percent in the last three decades” (Institute for International Education, 2008). The influx of international students in the US, seems to have a positive influence to America economy and diversity enriches the social life as well. America a capitalize country still allow its doors open, hence confirming the above claim. International students have taken advantage of the American open doors to study in US despite the many challenges lying ahead of them. Unfortunately these students travel to the US not know the psychological stress awaiting them. Psychological stress may come as a result of both academic and social experiences. Isolation, culture shock, and alienation may sometimes be stressful and can engender homesickness. On the other hand, increasing number of international students in the US is also a

Studying abroad is said to be “an experience of a lifetime” because of the wide array of opportunity and accomplishment students can attain while pursuing their academic goals. Whether a student hopes to learn about cultural uniqueness or gain insight about potential career opportunities, studying abroad is a great way to explore these interests while focusing on academics. Personally, the idea of being able to immerse myself into an entirely new culture while studying topics that I enjoy the most sounds especially exciting. I have always loved exploring the differences amongst the world’s many cultures. In fact, in early high school I took a course titled Diverse Perspectives where I learned about the traditions and beliefs of many different

As a University of Delaware student, I am constantly learning about myself and my subjects each and every day. As a strong believer in the power of education, I also believe that many valuable lessons derive from out of classroom experiences. This has encouraged me to apply to this study abroad program, so that I can apply these lessons to new experiences. From my experiences, I have learned a little more about myself and how to bring these skills to new experiences, which will serve as great assets as I continue my education abroad.

First of all, studying abroad is a very special experience to change our life, but it has some risks. we should motivate ourself even though we don not have enough time and money to prepare. For example, last year, I decided to study abroad because it can learn many new things as such make English conversation with native speaker and understand American culture.Also, not all of people have this opportunity in my country. However, I have been spending a lot of money and time to study since I came to in the U.S., so I always focus on studying because I do not want to waste time and money. Therefore, I have to work hard and motivate myself in many areas even though studying abroad can improve my life.

“In 2006 to 2007, according to the data compiled by the Institute of International Education, 582,984 students from all over the world were enrolled in American colleges and universities in a wide range of fields” (Carter, Paragraph 2, 2008). The United States has the highest number of students who are coming to study abroad than any other countries. Each year, the number of international students coming to the United States to obtain degrees is increasing by thousands, and home countries of these students are primarily India, China and Korea, all located in the whole different continent. But what are the motives of students who are crossing the sea to study? Their goal of studying abroad is to experience diversity and to adapt attitudes

International students face many different challenges when studying abroad. This is due to many factors. First, they are living in a country very far away from their own. The country they are studying at has a very different way of life than theirs. Further more, the laws in that country are much different than the laws in their own country. Due to that they face a lot of problems trying to adapt to this new culture. Me personally as an international student in the US studying at ASU, have faced three particularly difficult challenges that I was able to overcome through time. In this essay I will explain how international students can overcome tough challenges and situations.

The purpose of this Literature review is to signal to the reader how study abroad is beneficial to all college students ' development. The journals make it a point to say that the study abroad programs offered in universities are expanding and participation by students is increasing. Also stated, is professors that wish that their students who are excluded by their major from studying abroad to have a program that allows them to go abroad. This field of study is interesting because it positively affects the student 's life afterward mainly with job opportunities. Helping students realize that study abroad is much more of an academic experience can help make the world a better place and can create more global citizens.

In early 20th century Indian students were likely to start migrating abroad to studies. Students from India choose their destination to abroad for higher studies. Students choose for abroad education to get better career opportunities than their home country after completion of education in abroad. One of the main factors that will decide students to study abroad is the search for a better life. Getting a degree from foreign universities will boost the chances of getting a good job, students believe, and also the advantage of gaining a qualification in English. According to Chhapia and Ullas (2012) -“In between 2000 to 2009 Indian students increased by 256% to abroad”. Although, India had better standard of education some

Studying abroad brings about various changes in an individual’s life. The way people do things, their cultures and their beliefs prove different especially for a stranger (Kelly & Moogan, 2012, p 24). In this context, we will refer to a lady who leaves an Arabic Country to go and study in the United Kingdom. To date, higher quality education is offered in few parts of the world and UK is one of the places therefore many people would like an opportunity to study here. One, thus, gets a quality education and many opportunities after finishing school. However, discrimination and intergroup conflicts are some of the challenges faced by Arabic students on arrival in the United Kingdom (Arambewela & Hall, 2009). Cultural diversity is most times not tolerated by the host country making it difficult for strangers to adapt to the new environment. Arabic lady has to make sure she attains the best regarding education and at the same time not compromise the traditional values she was taught earlier.