Studying Abroad

Thesis Statement

The people who are against studying abroad do not know about the benefits that people get from studying abroad.

Studying Abroad

"Where do you come from?". That is one of the normal questions that people will ask when they get to know someone. The answer to that question though becomes more varied now. The answers that we get now do not consist of places from another state only, but the answers are filled with places from other countries. In Purdue itself, the population of international student is up to eleven percent of the whole population. The international students' population has been growing over the last few years.

What have triggered this event? Why do many foreign students wish to go and study abroad instead of at their own hometown? The answers to those questions have been discussed in my previous papers. Now, it is the time to discuss whether studying abroad is overrated. There are two sides of the argument, one will be against studying abroad and another will discuss the advantages of studying abroad.

There are, of course, difficulties that will be faced by students when they are abroad. One of such difficulties is to be prejudiced against. As can be seen in the article by Nadine Dolby entitled

The fee of studying abroad is a few folds higher than it is to study back at home. Also, the living expenses are much higher than at their home country. For a student from Indonesia for example, the currency exchange is very high, about Rp 9000.- for US$1.- . Also, the income per capita of Indonesia is only about $3000.- . Meanwhile, the per semester cost of studying is about $9400.-, not including the housing fee and living expenses. Thus, money is another problem faced by international students. To add to the problems, the United State charge another $100.- for the Student and Exchange Information System(Sevis) which can be used to track international students.

On the other hand, studying abroad has their advantages too. Albert Albert an international student from Indonesia who has been studying away from his home country since 1995 share stories of his fun adventure. He had been able to live in countries with different cultures and thus, he had learnt a lot about other countries' cultures. The article by Pamela Emanoil entitled: "Study abroad expands cultural view, life skills, and academic experience." supported his opinion.

Generally, students become more ...