Band 4+: You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: In some countries university students live at home with their family while they study, whereas in other countries students attend university in another city. Do you think the benefits of living away from home during university outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

Studying in the university is an another level of skills improvement for teenage students, therefore, the students must prepare the changing of society, save cashes for a high costs of living and spending, and start to gather information from different university to make a decision.

Most student choose to attend university in another city to step away from old environment and have a new experience in new places, which make them comfortable with their life and have a freedom because there’s nobody can force or tell them what to do and they can do many activities that has been forbidden from their family or while living at home such as go to the club, meet new friends, or travelling.

There are some disadvantages when study in another city that’s far away from home too. In some countries, the university has a high rates of fees and costs of living, which overcomes the student’s budgets and leads to their decision problem. This could be the main problem for university students in these days, with this condition the students have no choice but to live at home instead because it can save money. Also, living away from their family can make them feel homesick and without their parents they have to manage their life by themselves especially with the budget, some students may receive an incomes from their parents but it’s not much for spending in the whole month, which is why some of them have to find some part-time job to receive a money by their own.

Living at home while studying may save cashes but this may affect the student’s mental health, because living at home with their family the students have to follow the rules of the house which cause to a minimum if freedom, students won’t be able to do anything they want or they will feel uncomfortable with someone who usually watching you. This could cause a low-self esteem and decrease their happiness. Therefore, live at home or live in another place while studying can have both of pros and cons so students should aware and make a comparison which one is the best option for them.