It is often argued that studying overseas is overrated and that there are many brilliant scholars who study locally. Is travel necessary to attain a higher education?

It is generally true that studying overseas can exert a profound positive impact on educating young people. Despite the fact that travelling enables students to be educated by getting more information outside of the world, I still believe that travel is not a necessary part to attain a higher education.

It has to be admitted that studying overseas could exert a profound influence on young people, and one argument in favour of this view can that studying abroad, to a certain extent, enable people to have a broader view of life during travelling. For example, most students became increasingly independent when they had to learn how to live by myself and study many aspects of other countries such culture, politics, languages, and so on. This, certainly, means that those who study abroad are more likely to achieve success in both careers and studies.

On the other hand, I still believe that travelling nowadays is not a necessary tool to get knowledge, simply because, it, more often than not, is time-consuming. As an illustration, students can easily get distracted and cannot concentrate on academic studies when they travel to other countries. This example clearly shows that in most cases a large amount of time is wasted. As a result, this may persuade students to give up their academic pursuit altogether.

In conclusion, although study abroad may help to educate students in certain ways and bring them a new experience, it has tremendous negative effects on students. It is well advised that people should not take studying abroad as a necessary part to gain a higher education.