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From making friends to managing money: Students' advice for this year's freshers
While they were excited to start university, students say they worried about budgeting, making friends and being homesick
You've got your A-level results and your university place has been confirmed.
While you may be excited to explore a new city, meet new friends and study a subject you love - you might be feeling a bit anxious in the back of your mind.
With a record number of 18-year-olds expected to start university this year, BBC News asked current students what advice they'd give to freshers feeling uncertain about what comes next.
For Isaak Hewitt, moving to Cardiff for university - where he knew no-one - was a "completely blank slate".
The idea of meeting lots of new people for the first time since starting secondary school was nerve-racking he says, but Isaak made friends by talking to people he met at lectures and seminars. Now aged 20, Isaak says he was sometimes "terrified" trying to strike up conversations, but the fact everyone was studying English together gave them common ground.
He advises freshers to act confident - even if you're scared inside - and to put yourself out there.
Many people say making friends is one of their biggest worries about starting uni
As a commuter student in Nottingham, Grace Morrell was also worried about how she'd meet people, when others were making friends through their halls and student flats. Instead, Grace says she met new people by joining her student magazine, and the radio and theatre societies.
"A lot of my friendships come from putting myself out there and just doing what I love, which I found was a bit hard at times, especially when you don't know anyone," says Grace, 19.