Currently, with mounting competition in education some university undergraduates live away from home during their study. It is agreed that the advantage of this outweighs the disadvantage. This essay provides some considerable empirical evidences to support the statement.
To begin with, it is noted that living away from the family during higher studies provides numerous benefits. To commence with one of the most paramount advantages, is the independence they enjoy while parents are away, which also teach them valuable things in its own interesting way. To enumerate, the students learn basic life skills such as time management and management of finances, which are the major abilities needed by a person. For example, in a recent survey conducted by the UK government, most of the respondents have favourable responses because being independent leads to a successful life. If the students are not given the opportunity to live away from their family, then their dependence on their parents may hamper their success in life. It is clear that being alone and away from family will be beneficial in later adult life.
However, the major disadvantage of studying away from home is a lack of family support. In other words, most of such students often complain about their sufferings regarding emotional attachments with family and unfulfilled psychological needs. Even the presence of advanced technology platforms such as the social websites and video calling applications are not enough to fill their sense of belonging. Students at a young age are vulnerable to such emotional feeling of homesickness and loneliness. For instance, most of students blame this factor as culprits behind their low or failing grades in college.
In conclusion, although there are disadvantages such as homesickness, but learning is a part of life and how to survive alone is a part of learning, thus the advantages of such independence are more significant.
Currently
, with mounting competition in education
some
university undergraduates
live
away
from home during their study. It is
agreed
that the advantage of this outweighs the disadvantage. This essay provides
some
considerable empirical evidences to support the statement.
To
begin
with, it
is noted
that living
away
from the
family
during higher studies provides numerous benefits. To commence with one of the most paramount advantages, is the independence they enjoy while parents are
away
, which
also
teach them valuable things in its
own
interesting way.
To
enumerate, the
students
learn basic
life
skills
such as time management and management of finances, which are the major abilities needed by a person.
For example
, in a recent survey conducted by the UK
government
, most of the respondents have
favourable
responses
because
being independent leads to a successful
life
. If the
students
are not
given
the opportunity to
live
away
from their
family
, then their dependence on their parents may hamper their success in
life
. It is
clear
that being alone and
away
from
family
will be beneficial in later adult life.
However
, the major disadvantage of studying
away
from home is a lack of
family
support.
In other words
, most of such
students
often
complain about their sufferings regarding emotional attachments with
family
and unfulfilled psychological needs. Even the presence of advanced technology platforms such as the social websites and video calling applications are not
enough
to fill their sense of belonging.
Students
at a young age are vulnerable to such emotional feeling of homesickness and loneliness.
For instance
, most of
students
blame this factor as culprits behind their low or failing grades in college.
In conclusion
, although there are disadvantages such as homesickness,
but
learning is a part of
life
and how to survive alone is a part of learning,
thus
the advantages of such independence are more significant.