Study Abroad vs Work

DadTwoGirls
Thu, 19 Jul 2018 22:39:55 +0000

“you have the rest of your life to work. But a chance to study abroad may not be available again”

I agree with this.

To me there are advantages each way. Work experience does help with finding a job after you graduate. Work experience also gives you somewhat of a practical view of the world which can help you get more out of university. I think that I did better in graduate school than as an undergrad partly because I had two years of work experience in between. However, you will have plenty of time to work.

Studying abroad will give you a broader view of the world, and will be a unique opportunity. It will give you a chance to meet people from a different culture and who have a different perspective. I think that given the choice, I would study abroad if I had it to do over again.

One of my daughters did study abroad in high school and loved it. I think that it gave her more confidence before she went off to university. The two high school students from abroad that we hosted here also appeared to gain a great deal from the experience.