7 UNITE STUDENTS | APPLICANT INDEX SURVEY | 2022 THEMATIC ANALYSIS BACK T O T H EMES *For this question, agreement indicates a negative response; the score for this question was reversed when calculating the index score. Overall, this year’s applicants have good relationships with friends, family and other students, and have people to turn to in a crisis. International students report poorer relationships with family and friends than UK/EU students and are less likely to have people they can turn to in a crisis. About half of all applicants (49%) are anxious that they won’t fit in. This rises to 63% among LGB+ applicants and 64% among applicants with a mental health condition, and yet the demographic breakdown of survey suggests that this year there will be more LGB+ students, and students with a mental health condition, than ever before. I have people I can turn to in a crisis I get on well with other students at my school/ college *I’m anxious that I won’t fit in at university ■ Strong disagreement ■ Moderate disagreement ■ Neutral ■ Moderate agreement ■ Strong agreement On the whole, I have good relationships with family and friends SOCIAL 64 The Social score measures the strength of existing social relationships and social confidence in the context of going to university. 0 100 80 50 20 90 60 30 70 40 10 Figure 2 : Breakdown of responses to finance theme questions