Is university right for me?

Thousands of young people opened A-level, T-level, and other results this summer, including Sam Scoble and Halima Surakat, who both got the grades they needed to secure a place at uni.

But with so much to consider around finances, friends, family expectations and job prospects, deciding whether university is actually the right choice – or not – was a tricky decision.

Here, Sam makes his case for turning down the University of Oxford, while Halima argues that university will be a welcomed step out of her comfort zone – even though it wasn’t the original plan.