Before Michaelmas term starts in October, students need to make a shopping trip to Turl Street to buy the essential items that a student at Oxford would need. They are not as exciting as owls and wands, but not obvious things either. Turl Street is actually the last stop. First, I had to set up a bank account and buy a few items from shops on the High Street (the equivalent of a U.S. Main Street). Three banks offering “Student Accounts” were located at Carfax: Lloyds, HSBC, and Abbey National (now Santander). A student account meant that you did not pay any fees and had an overdraft of £1,000, in case your student loans or bursaries were delayed.
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