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What are the pressures of being a modern student?

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What worries you? Photograph: Monkey Business Images/REX

Going to university for the first time can be daunting. As well as adapting to a new environment and meeting new people, there are other pressures that continue right through university.

Keeping on top of work, making ends meet with limited money and getting through university without dropping out are just a few of them. With growing debt from student loans and pressure to graduate with the best possible degree to secure a job, it’s unsurprising to find more students are looking to their university’s mental health service for help.

What pressures are modern students under? How much of a concern is student debt? And is there pressure to get a first or a 2.1? Are there any other issues that worry you? If you’re a student we’d like to hear from you.

You can share your thoughts with us by filling in the form below, anonymously if you wish. We’ll include some of your responses in our reporting.

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