‘It’s easy to slip into the negatives’: students on their biggest financial shocks at university

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Published August 19, 2026

From bank accounts to rent and food, students and recent graduates offer advice to those beginning to study

We asked students, and recent graduates, to tell us about the biggest financial shock they had when they started university, and what advice they had for freshers.

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‘It’s easy to slip into the negatives’: students on their biggest financial shocks at university

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