In the article "Facts Behind Studying Abroad", Emily DeRuy states five figures about international educational exchange to show more and more U.S. collegians are studying overseas for one or more semesters. The first one about the issue in questioned is that it is approximately 283000 American students were sent to study abroad last year, increasing 3% than ever before. The second one of the topic mentioned above is that there were about 820000 foreign students who studied in America last year, and the number of these students from China is the same as students were sent overseas from U.S.. The next figure is that foreign students brought American economy new and global perspectives by providing $24 billion. In addition, there are 15000 American students studying in China every year. And the most popular destination of studying abroad is United Kingdom, following is Italy, Spain and France. The last figure is that 90% of American college students are not planning to study overseas. Although the number of American students going abroad is low, it has more than tripled in the past two decades and the uptick is likely to continue.
Estimated by the Institute of International Education and the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the study abroad experience is more valuable than ever, judging in those figures behind the report. IIE President Allan Goodman said in a statement that, every student studied abroad will be global talent and work effectively in multi-national teams to solve cultural differences and historical experiences in right way.
This issue reminds me of thinking about our experiences of studying abroad. There are both advantages and drawbacks to judge this question. First and foremost benefit of studying abroad is that many students travel abroad to study at prestigious university. In China, there are more than ten millions students attending to the University Entrance Examination, and only 10% of them can enroll into famous Chinese universities. It seems more easier to apply a good enough worldwide college to have prestigious courses by only English score. The second advantage of studying overseas it that qualifications gained abroad can open doors to better job opportunities. More and more big companies expand his business overseas and they will need more cross-cultural graduations who can speak muti-languages. In addition, living in a foreign country can broaden students' horizons. The view of walking far roads is much better than reading books. Foreign life demands more abilities to deal with all kinds of problems such as seeking for accommodation, pay all fees and organize own daily meals. It is a big challenge for traditional Chinese child. At the same time, this is also a disadvantage of studying abroad. Another drawback of this issue in questioned is that international student has to bare homesick. Chinese value relationship with family, relatives and friends, especially someone engaged in. Far away from them means suffering more for Chinese persons, even though there will be wonderful and happy life in the foreign country.
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