Should I Take A Year Abroad As Part Of My Degree?

What are the likely negative sides of this?  You will be in a new environment that you are unfamiliar with at a time when your grades really count, you might have problems with the language and the culture and you will be away from your friends and loved ones.

Okay, that's the downside. Now here's the upside.  It will look great on your CV, it will make you look like someone who can face all of the challenges which would prevent the every day person from succeeeding (the challenges above in the negative section are just a taste of reaons people would put in their own way).

It will give you an opportunity to broaden your mind and your expectations about life and culture.  You will possibly pick up a new language, have a series of funny stories to tell for the next ten years and improve your chances of working overseas on graduation.