They are not that "easy to get". The application can take a while, and not everyone gets accepted. Considering only two banks (Barclays and the Co-Op) operate them, if you get rejected by one you only have one other chance (and have to go through the whole process again) to get one that year.
The one thing about CDLs is that essentially they are commercial debt. One month after you graduate you are expected to make repayments, whether or not you have a job. So I'd really only take one out if you are confident of getting a job immediately upon graduation, or if you have some other capital that you can use.
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