Student Snapshots directly from our community

Our Student Snapshots provide a look at the conversations young people are having on

The Student Room. From these updates, you can read students’ own accounts of their thoughts, worries and experiences.

Student Snapshot September 2025

This month’s snapshot captures how students are feeling as they move from Results season into the new academic year. It highlights post-results emotions and engagement within GCSE conversations, signalling a strong and active early pipeline.

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August 2025

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April 2025

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December 2024

– Year 12 reactions to personal statement changes

– Revision was firmly on the Christmas list for students

– What benefits of HE are most important to students?

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July 2025

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March 2025

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November 2024

– Making friends has been the biggest challenge for first year undergraduates

– Almost half of students polled are frustrated at the announced rise in tuition fees

– 59% of respondents said student debt and costs would be the main thing to put them off applying to uni

– TSR Insight look at perceptions of Clearing and of Higher Education

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June 2025

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February 2025

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October 2024

– We asked year 12 users on site what their plans were post FE

– What learning tools are helpful to support their studies?r

– Awareness of Clearing and what it means to 2026 entry potential applicants

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May 2025

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January 2025

– Students were straight back into it after the Christmas break
– Mid Jan we did a sense check of where students were at in the application process
– We asked Year 12 students if they were considering that pathway

– When do students make the decision to stay at home or move away to university?

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Sept 2024

– Life skills are the main needs of students moving away to university this month
– Summer was all about relaxation for the TSR community
– Almost half of Year 13 students were feeling overwhelmed at the new academic year
– What influence their parents had in their uni choices
– What do students think universities are doing well?

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August 2024

– Year 12 – where they are with post FE options

– 59% would use Clearing if did not meet their grades

– Words prospective UGs liked and what would put them off a uni

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July 2024

– A third of students polled found exams harder than expected
– Knowledge gaps still prevail on how Clearing works
– Financial skills (such as taxes and budgeting) was cited as the top thing missing from the school curriculum
– Clearing is the most popular Plan B for those not making the grades this summer
– How knowledgeable are their parents/carers about the uni application process

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June 2024

– How students plan to support themselves financially through university

– Main concern around A-level results is that they would miss their university offer

– 32% of students voted for in-person open days as their most favoured resource when it comes to researching universities

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