[00:08.06]Why do Senior High School Students Study Abroad?
[00:11.91]As is shown in the bar chart,
[00:15.21]senior high school students choose
[00:17.69]to study abroad for various reasons.
[00:20.94]The most important reason most senior high school students
[00:25.09]go abroad is pursuing a better education,
[00:28.89]accounting for 67% among the different reasons.
[00:32.81]The second important reason
[00:35.26]for the senior high students
[00:37.18]studying abroad is to improve their all-round professional competitiveness,
[00:42.16]with a percentage about 38.
[00:44.46]The reason for seeking to work and dwell abroad
[00:47.82]is almost the same as the reason to escape the pressure
[00:51.01]of domestic college entrance examination,
[00:53.81]which respectively accounts for 21% and 19%.
[00:58.49]On the other hand,
[00:59.99]very few (about 5% to 7%) students study abroad
[01:04.25]to follow their parents' advice and arrangement,
[01:08.07]or to follow their schoolmates' choices.
[01:10.50]To sum up, the reasons for senior high school
[01:13.85]students' study abroad are varied,
[01:16.77]while the most important one is to pursue
[01:19.57]a better condition for education and future profession.
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