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I think it will be advantageous for the entrance examination on a case-by-case basis, but I would like to give my opinion from several perspectives based on my experiences.

　First of all, the benefits of studying abroad are the same for other things, but keep in mind that it depends on the strength of your feelings.On top of that, studying abroad can change the environment, so it may be the healthiest way to reset your relationship with your family, for example.Also, I'm not good at making friends, but I want a lot of friends.Therefore, it will be a great opportunity for those who want to change their minds and transform themselves.

　Of course, there are also difficulties such as language barriers and cultural differences.Therefore, in the following, we asked experienced people how their study abroad experience was useful in their careers, including taking exams.

　I studied abroad in the United States, where there are few Japanese, for XNUMX months from the first to the second year of high school at a private high school, and graduated from high school in three years.Mr. A (female) who just studied abroad at the university where he entered the general entrance examination and just got a job at a very popular foreign-affiliated company.

* Did you become able to speak English comfortably after studying abroad in high school?What are the benefits of taking university entrance exams?
I studied abroad to improve my English skills, which I was not originally good at.However, I took the general entrance exam, so I don't know about other benefits.There were foreign students from Japan at the study abroad destination, but I thought that studying abroad would be meaningless if the Japanese were solidified, so I tried to interact with the local people as much as possible.Thanks to that, I no longer have a feeling of resistance to English, but this is the biggest harvest.To be honest, I don't think that you will be able to acquire English proficiency that is accepted in society by studying abroad for one year in high school.After that, I think that learning English grammar well for the university entrance exam helped me to improve my TOEIC score and get a job hunting.

　What you can gain from studying abroad is not just the ability of foreign languages.I felt cultural differences with my host family and locals, and I couldn't get along well with them, but it was a good opportunity to think about how to accept them.

* Would you like to study abroad for junior high school students?
Studying abroad is an opportunity to grow as a human being.However, even if you go without motivation, you will end up just going.It is essential to have some sense of purpose, even if you are not sure what you want to gain by studying abroad.

　Also, if you can only go once, we recommend studying abroad at a university.This is because in class, you need to study to properly summarize your thoughts, such as writing reports, and you need to have a higher level of language proficiency, so you have to learn desperately.

　Behavior changes depending on whether the sense of purpose is clear or the intention to stick to it is strong.If you go abroad for the first time and you don't understand the language and you don't have a reliable parent, it's natural that you want to get along with someone who can understand the language because of loneliness and loneliness.However, there is a question of whether or not "I'm coming to study abroad".It seems to be a turning point in whether or not the study abroad experience can be fruitful.Also, from her words, it can be seen that the attitude of trying to cultivate the power gained from studying abroad even after returning to Japan has a great influence from the time of entering university to getting a job.And, as she said at the end, after entering university, you need to be able to express your thoughts more than to improve your foreign language ability.Regardless of whether or not it is evaluated in the university entrance examination, the most important thing is to think about what kind of purpose you want to study abroad, what you will get, and how you want to use it in the university and society (continued). ).

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