The importance of Studying away from home by Kassandra Chan

Have you ever thought about traveling to other country to study for college? Or how hard would be leaving home? Good morning my name is Kassandra and I am going to talk about the advantages of going to a foreign country to study. It may be a little hard to leave our parents but this experience has many advantages that will help you in your future. This decision is difficult for many students and it’s normal to feel scared, but like I mentioned before there are many advantages of going away to college, living on campus and fully immersing yourself in university life. The on-campus college experience can be a time of tremendous intellectual and social growth and learning for students. Some of the advantages are: Going away to college is often an important step in learning to live independently. Students who stay at home may still live with their parental' rules or have the luxury of not working. By contrast, going away to college forces a young person to take full responsibility for his/her life, schedule, health, social activities and finances. With no parents around, college students must learn to fend for themselves, balance their budgets and deal with problems on their own. Students can also have the opportunity to learn how to tolerate and live with others. Residence hall life gives young people the chance to meet people from different places who may have different perspectives of life. Students can learn valuable lessons about getting along with others, whether it's dealing with a difficult roommate or challenging their own beliefs about people of a particular culture or race. I think that an important thing the student can acquire is to have the opportunity to see new places and having new experiences. Learning to navigate life in a new place gives students memories and experiences that they will have for the rest of their lives, and the chance to see what life is like somewhere outside home. Living on campus or going away to college also gives students the chance to get fully involved in university life. Students who commute or live at home don't often have time to attend social functions, participate in interest groups or immerse themselves in daily campus life. Students who live on campus are within walking distance to everything that happens on campus, whether it's a mixer, a play or a party. Getting involved in campus life helps college students make friends, become members of clubs and can often gain access to internships or jobs. More and more companies claiming vast knowledge of one or more languages or have had an international experience in labor recruitment. Engage with people of different nationalities allows the student to develop communication and personality skills such as being more tolerant of differences and be more prepared to adapt to new environments where you do not know anyone and have to be interacted. I know that it is a difficult decision, but you don’t need to make it right now, just think about all of the advantages and how this will affect your lives.