It is understandable that living away from family while attending university might be a huge challenge for most students. Not only did they are pushed to be independent by not seeing their family as often, they also need to be able to do things by themselves, such as doing the household activities that might usually done by their parents. Moreover, people believe the feeling of homesick is commonly appear especially during rough stages, such as the first days of college or during the examination week. When these students cannot bare those kind of feelings, demotivation will possibly happened. It is certain that during university, feelings and emotions play a significant role to students’ grades. In order to keep up good grades, people need to have a strong motivation. In contrast, when people feel demotivated, they tend to fail on classes. Therefore, unbearable and uncontrollable feeling
However, it cannot be denied that living apart from family will possibly improve students’ independency and maturity. They tend to manage everything on their own, which allow them to be the only decision maker in their life. These types of self improvements and skill developments are invaluable for them in the future. In addition, entering a whole new city or even country might be a good chance to expand students’ relations. This will be one of the ways to develop their interpersonal skills.
Therefore, living far for home might be a good choice to improve both your education and personal skills. For those who chose to, it is strongly recommended to prepare themselves so that they did not ended up being easily demotivated. Sometimes, to achieve something great and to pursue dreams, there has to be a sacrification.