How to write a First Class University Essay in 3 HOURS

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Here's a full walk-through of how I write good university essays in under 3 hours using Notion.
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0:45 Why Use Notion
1:07 Step 1
2:34 Step 2
3:57 Step 3
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8:15 Notion Outro
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@RohanYesudian 2 жыл бұрын

Things I learnt from this video: Step 1 (5 -10 mins): - Create a notion database (or just a checklist) with the mark scheme, split into intro, main body and conclusion Step 2 (20 mins): - In the intro, set the scene (without repeating the question itself). Say the importance of the topic - In the main body, work out what order you want the paragraphs based on the marking criteria - In the conclusion, talk about the wider context of the topic Step 3 (30-60 mins): - Make a central point for each paragraph (can be a quote or study too!) - Have a column for quotes or sources Step 4 (60 mins) - Start writing your essay - based on the detailed plan we already have - Just need to elaborate on the key ideas / sources which we have already decided on Then take a break (hours - days) Then come back and do a 30 min review of your work

@Cheskaz 2 жыл бұрын

I have a low attention span and really struggle with getting the important points from a video, so this comment and you made on the How I Remember Everything I Read video have been lifesavers! I really appreciate it!

@avengers6848 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this!! But, what to do if we have to write '2' essays for 15 marks each within 3 hours?

@bongajessica1424 3 ай бұрын

Thanks to u now everything is simpler and easier thank uu

@yana.rya_____ 2 жыл бұрын

The marking criteria trick (copy pasting the marking criteria to structure your essay) is spot on! When I was marking essays as a university tutor, I could only really award points for answering the marking criteria. It pained me to not be able to give points to well written essays that didn't answer the criteria.

@kblundell16 Жыл бұрын

This interesting to know I really struggle with my planning as I never plan it.

@taurusmoon2974 3 ай бұрын

😊😊😅

@hemmyhardingfela Жыл бұрын

Hardest part is finding the right resources in social sciences and reading through a lot of stuff, hoping there will be something you can use in there ...

@Blue_Moon_33 Жыл бұрын

This is how we write articles as journalists. Such a smart idea, the first 5 minutes of building the structure make it much easier, in addition to quotes and sources' statements. In a few months, you just became one of my favorite KZfaqrs ❤

@joshuageraldbutler8037 2 жыл бұрын

I've just finished uni... would have loved this video as a first year.

@nomakhwezibecker6185 Жыл бұрын

I cannot thank you enough for this video! Yes, currently I am writing a 6000 word MA essay within an only few days - hectic (reading foundation has been laid thankfully). But even in future when I have more time available - this structure will help so much in just getting started! Those first words on a blank page are daunting. This helps my mind breathe.

@davidmcmeekin8824 2 жыл бұрын

I recall you demonstrating similar in the recent BASB course and I loved it. Thank you for recording and publishing it. I am just adding this to the course I teach, Research Methods for Advanced Engineering, in a Masters degree programme, as required watching for all of my students. Absolutely fantastic. Thank you so much again.

@radiaaaaaaa 2 жыл бұрын

Yayy! Congratulations on your 100k Liz!! ❤ the strategy seems so helpful! Will have to try it next year in my post graduation.

@lunarsoul1717 2 жыл бұрын

Your content is the best, your motivation! I’m not even in uni and it just felt like I wanted to do an essay to apply this 😂Congratulations on your 100k subscribers🎉🥳 you will quickly grow much more as your content and your attitude are so incredible !

@treegirleng638 2 жыл бұрын

I'm starting to love your channel. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIPS

@charleneennis 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Elizabeth, I used this method to write my paper this week and it was definitely helpful and made the process much less overwhelming. Thanks :)

@Nadigoes2NY 2 жыл бұрын

Genius. Also - happy 100k! You deserve it.

@thomasmineo 2 жыл бұрын

Very high-value video. I'll make sure to adapt some of the points into my method. Congrats on 100K subs.

@rahafomran5217 2 жыл бұрын

And this is your best piece of content so far! Really good ❤️

@latifbinhamzahstudent6067 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! She's fast in explaining the process. Thanks for the details and in-depth run through of the guidance and tips in using Notion.

@cutiepatotie5714 10 ай бұрын

I cannot thank you enough for this video. It has been incredibly helpful.

@qthed 2 жыл бұрын

Great content! Actually have to write my first proper Essay in so many years of university so this comes in super handy!

@ImogenWhite 2 жыл бұрын

I so need this video!!! Congratulations on 100K !!!

@Salentinu13 2 жыл бұрын

This idea of outlining with a notion db is amazing!

@SweetVee06 2 жыл бұрын

This is AMAZING content!! Thank you so much!!

@vani4469 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on One Lakh subscribers!!! ❤️❤️

@sayeejamkhindikar4608 6 ай бұрын

I literally found this GODLY video a day before my exam. So grateful! Thank you so much

@gannahossam2820 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! And congrats on the sponsorship w/notion

@ahmedhallajian8886 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Elizabeth your growth on KZfaq has been super inspiring to watch, so much so that I uploaded my first very crusty video today so thanks for that and all the best!

@charmolypi. 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this! It's incredibly helpful 💜

@serahmasiello 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Elizabeth! Thank you so much for this useful and inspiring video. Would you also give us a bit more insights on your research process? How long does it take you to conduct your research and find all these useful quotes and studies?

@mihaelaclaudiap..2 2 жыл бұрын

I finished my master's in London (Global Political Economy) and now I am again in school, this time following my true passion, that is Counselling. I love studying and not sure when I will end with schools :) I study on my own as well, gathering knowledge it's a great passion of mine! Great video, so rich in valuable information!

@lynnyljes 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who is literally taking a break from her GPE readings (and lowkey dying from the unit) to watch this video, cheers to you for finishing your masters and good luck in school!

@HumannestHomeschool Жыл бұрын

every time i see your video for very many repeated times , im getting a new insight of your video and im carrying away new resources with me everytime

@bookbutterfly2408 9 ай бұрын

Hey -- I think in this way too! I'm going to try this for an essay I've had trouble writing for the past month. Thank you!

@MichaelNealeYT 2 жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic system and exactly the reason I keep a commonplace book, similar to Ryan Holiday's note taking system. It makes future work a case of just bringing all your reasources in line and you stitching them together with some of your own words

@jjs1194 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, I’ll give Notion a try. Also, royal blue is a great color on you!

@sarahammad4146 2 жыл бұрын

Great timing! I just started working on an essay, very helpful!

@leonadelbarba1828 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a good technique! Thank you so much! I'm still in school but I think this should work pretty good though

@MedSchoolGirl 2 жыл бұрын

Yooooo Elizabeth this is SUPER HELPFUL!!! I have 2 midterms due next week and kind of have to get started ASAP 😅. Thanks!!!

@RameshKumar-ng3nf 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Elizabeth, one of your video on taking college notes on macbook helped me a lot saving lots of my money.. I already had a old ipad and was tempted to purchase a new ipad pro M1 again 😁 seing the apple promo ads . ha ha 😁. Later i realized making notes on Macbook is so nice & fast ( thanks to my typing speed & also your helpful video ) and i saved my money . That money i used to purchase a new iphone 13 pro max ( Sierra blue ) . Thanks a lot to you for all valuable informative videos 🙏🙏

@667neighbourofthebeast 3 ай бұрын

I have always written the introduction last. It makes sense to me.

@Diana-ub4fh 2 жыл бұрын

This is soo useful, thank you so much!

@Lizlizzie 10 ай бұрын

thank you very much for explaning and making my life much easier , before , my essay can take forever due to all of this....... , but you made this so much easier , to make this layout to use for my studying

@arish5491 2 жыл бұрын

Great video !!! Would love a video on tips & tricks on managing full time job with studies cause many including me struggle with it

@Samreen0987 2 жыл бұрын

You are glorious Elizabeth and so is your channel!

@filipewnunes 2 жыл бұрын

Congratz on the 100k subscribers!

@DarkPa1adin 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Your method helps me the most. i prefer writing left to right instead of top down

@Jogilusz 2 жыл бұрын

This is the most amazing advice I have ever heard for writing,

@anniinthewoods8287 8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! This really helped

@bessona8313 2 жыл бұрын

So cool that you take the time to put on your scrubs for the medicine-related videos! :-)

@alhaeri1 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on 100k well deserved

@EvaAntonia1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm just writing an essay so that's great

@BENI_MMNA 2 жыл бұрын

Have you already written a thesis? If so, could you explain how in the same way? This was great!

@biancatpz Жыл бұрын

I used this method for my thesis and it works really well! I would do this process per chapter. The spreadsheet is a bit bigger, and it takes a bit longer than 3 hours - especially if you haven't read and taken notes yet - but it works like a charm! When you're working on a larger writing project, it's so helpful to just imagine you're writing a string of smaller essays. You're just calling them chapters. If this is your own thesis - it's highly likely that you're going to be creating the elements of your second column yourself: but don't skip! This will help you sort out your argument. Highly recommend this strategy for your thesis!

@lucycoles3860 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this video!!!!!! So useful!!!

@kyinuetheint6835 2 жыл бұрын

Please do more University Videos! I’m a first year and it’s super helpful

@rajandas7135 2 жыл бұрын

I just love your way of study technique s... they are so so relevant and quite practical to follow... I just love watching and listening to you contents... I do not spend much on youtube but I never miss your contents, just amazing and so practical

@rajandas7135 2 жыл бұрын

But todays video lacks your black appearance 😅😅😅

@robintang4541 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, amazing,Elizabeth, i have to say that you're so smarter than the rest of us, i remembered when i was graduate student as Chinese philosophy ten years ago, i had big headache about graduate essay😂💖

@untitledsixtynine Жыл бұрын

I wish I watched this at the beginning of my Master of Teaching. I’ll test this out for my electives. I have at least 8 papers to write. I’m keen! I might also see if I can use this for my students 😱

@b-zuri 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am in my last year of college, I will definitely try this.

@nandinshekhawat6978 2 жыл бұрын

Really it's not easy to achieve you are hardworking and thanks for the more information for medical and other.

@RLeaguer_Saint 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely useful - thank you.

@thestraycat69 2 жыл бұрын

I actually quicken the process a little, I spread a net out look up a couple of books, articles etc find articles that work with what I'm working on. Build a framework of what I want to say a simple one that works is beginning which is explaining the issue, 3- 2 main points that I want to state( this also helps me look up what I need to know to get through the essay.) An outro. I've used this for so many different types of papers over the years. Takes about 2 hours 3 at max. I just write them on notepad. Not convinced on how notion would speed up my process.

@geyatong5586 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I will give Notion a try.

@raghavr3725 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations for 100K subscribers. Wishes from India . My BIG sister found your Vlog really helpful .THANKS AGAIN

@books4739 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, this is a brilliant way of structuring an essay because it allows you to process each section without holding the entire essay in your mind at once. 👌❤ Note that you can do this in a spreadsheet just as well. I colour code each section to remind me if I happy with it or not.

@XxMiSsTessxX19 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips, thank you so much

@DancewithEkaterinaKalachikova 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!) Love it!

@hilarylynch9993 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a great approach. Do you have any tips for using this on bigger projects such as longer theses for masters or doctorates? You are brilliant. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

@yasmine3371 2 жыл бұрын

this couldn't have come at a better time, thank you Liz! 🤍

@davidz9363 2 жыл бұрын

the best timing ever! i have to write my first essay next week :/

@ricardin99 Жыл бұрын

OMG you're so smart I like these ideas

@themanfromgoteborg 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Do you make your final version in some other program like word or pages and how do you do references, with end notes or footnotes?

@nithin1377 2 жыл бұрын

You are an inspiration ❤️

@patilumed4208 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much or sharing your skills. It will help me to make my assignment in uk uni

@qingqingwu3501 2 жыл бұрын

I love this method！

@zainabjamshaid2101 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Lizzy for this video 💌 !! Surprisingly, my method of doing essays much resembles yours but while your ones have to be precise and on point, mine are literary ones so they need more prettification, (if you will) Also I use the same breaking down and compartmentalising technique for learning anything I need to learn and this system has helped A LOTTT I have a small request as an ardent subscriber of yours , can you please make a video about the general-getting-acquainted-with-and-comprehending-notion video because I really wanna combine all book quotes and my opinions about them as well as plethora of information I consume everyday!!! I’d be immensely grateful 🍇💌

@marabanara Жыл бұрын

Agreed! I’m so intimidated by Notion but I desperately need something better than a word doc, my notes app and my reminder list to sort everything out!

@sriramvecham4369 2 жыл бұрын

An Britain telling 'fastly' is all I ever wanted in my life. I am definitely going to use this system

@akshatsharma4277 2 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you so muchhh for this

@SraddhanjaliAcharyatilaprimera 2 жыл бұрын

this is a great tip for any writing task.

@camianguriarossa 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video! Thanks for sharing. I just watched last Ali’s video where you were giving a presentation. I was wondering why don’t you also create a similar video about the processing of making engaging presentations and prepare for it? Thanks!!! ☺️☺️☺️

@nicoleholt7245 9 ай бұрын

Amazing . Thank you.

@learner1680 Жыл бұрын

Ooh Thank you a lot You speak so fast and simple I don't regret any single video of yours that I watched Beautiful, smart and very talented girl You look like a French girl actually and I really like it, I love your long hair Please continue posting such videos 👍

@Suhail_Abbas16 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for great guidence

@azfarsyed7082 Жыл бұрын

Long Distance. Teaching, Learning, Healthy Lifestyle, Organic Farming.We like your way to explain.Thanks.

@studybunny8149 8 ай бұрын

As a regular 'leave it to the last minute' wretch, this was a great asset to my procrastinative tendancies.

@AhmedAlAttarGM 2 жыл бұрын

Happy new year and Merry Christmas's.

@RahulSingh-hk3pk 2 жыл бұрын

What a speed of speaking ❤️

@christapenman4240 2 жыл бұрын

Just returning to school after 23 years and have never written an essay, so glad I came across this video.

@pradeeshgilly 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the Content Elizabeth.Btwn what's the font you are using in your video..It looks good & classy

@sanjeevchopra2381 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on 100k subscribers.

@prajwal.s3400 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations for 100 k

@elinamakela8435 4 ай бұрын

I have this system where I read the required reading, and put the elaborate notes as well as a simplified summary + the exact source with page numbers into a table. Then I can sort of copy paste the essay into being. But I think I’ll add some of your points into my system (like the point criteria). Thank you!

@elinamakela8435 4 ай бұрын

Oh and I’m starting to use Mendeley for managing the references.

@ronaldhadrian 2 жыл бұрын

This was really useful.

@theunknownteron3539 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations for 100k

@kaja6857 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!

@knw-seeker6836 2 жыл бұрын

Super advice and strategy

@gonisinghh 2 жыл бұрын

Really loved your lipstick 😍💄 ❣️❣️

@jahanzebali589 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🙂

@user-bi9py1kn6u 9 ай бұрын

great help doing my foundation degree

@hannanzubair9633 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

@aamiraliasad1747 2 жыл бұрын

Keep up great work, Alpha Girl!!!

@bbttv8094 2 жыл бұрын

The real speed of the video x1,75

@BLISSOFFICAL Жыл бұрын

😂

@mounikamounika1300 11 ай бұрын

BVASANTHKUMAR

@tonyhtran 2 жыл бұрын

Nice tips but I find this so difficult to get my head around this. Is there a writing course people have done to get this awesome experience? Been a while since I have finished highschool learning to write an essay