my brutally honest oxford uni experience: academic life & workload

my brutally honest oxford uni experience: academic life & workload | viola helen

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3 жыл бұрын

finally got round to filming such a highly requested video talking all about the academics and workload at Oxford University. timestamps below! part 2 coming soon covering accommodation & social life :)
timestamps:
00:52 - background/about me
1:15 - classics course at oxford
2:32 - modules I took
3:44 - teaching
- 4:10 - first year
- 8:13 - taking a gap year
- 9:05 - end of first year
- 13:31 - second year
14:46 - oxford terms
17:09 - lectures
18:30 - overall teaching
19:27 - tutors
23:32 - workload
- 24:26 - 3rd and 4th year
- 27:08 - quality of teaching
- 27:38 - no part time job rule
28:42 - answering your questions
32:22 - what I liked about the course + final thoughts
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Пікірлер: 68

@violahelen_ 3 жыл бұрын

part 2 covering all aspects of social life & accommodation coming soon!! timestamps in description box. hope you enjoy xx

@tobe4real 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, so useful!

@krishvids608 3 жыл бұрын

"looking back I just don't know what I did with my time"- mood

@davidc.f9326 3 жыл бұрын

I'm applying to Oxford this year and I really appreciate your honesty Viola!!!

@ajj3949 3 жыл бұрын

Same here! What course are you applying for?

@winnieskittens6778 3 жыл бұрын

Same! I’m applying for medicine

@toluatilola6412 3 жыл бұрын

Winnie’s Kittens i do med at oxford if u wanna ask any questions :)) starting a youtube soon as well!!

@iristadie3088 3 жыл бұрын

Im applying for philosophy and linguistics (ppl)!!! Good luck to all of you!! Which college are you applying to? Xx

@furbelox5821 3 жыл бұрын

tolulah Hey ;) i’m a med student from germany - did you encounter any fellow students that applied for the clinical years at oxford from a different university and got accepted? Chances on the internet range from unbelievable small to impossible. 😬🤦‍♂️

@esmegoodwin9527 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for filming this! i'm applying for caah at oxford this year, this was really helpful!

@jinheelim9085 3 жыл бұрын

Also applying to Oxford this year (postgrad). This really helps Viola! Many thanks 😊

@violahelen_ 3 жыл бұрын

thank you, glad it helped!!

@hollybrookfield6067 3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s so unfair how different colleges do things differently. In my first and second terms I had daily Latin classes, weekly essays, weekly tutorials, and even more extra Latin classes, it’s was so difficult. I’m IIA too xx

@AverageBlokesShow 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful and honest video!

@oakdeepvastforest2924 9 күн бұрын

I agree with you regarding not being overloaded. The core of learning and studying is assimilation. Assimilation requires SLOW THINKING. You have to take the time and ponder upon what you are studying / reading. Universities nowadays overload you with work, and this destroys any proper learning. It turns the so-called studying into a total waste of time. A lot passes through your mind and very little, if anything, remains.

@dystopia390 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have any information or maybe videos about the philosophy, psychology and linguistic program ? I'm in my last year of high school and just passionate about philosophy and psychology and can't really find any information on people experiences with this course Also your video was really helpful since I want to apply to Oxford after a gap year so it really spoke to me and reassured me thank you :)

@Wiggyfoo 3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the honesty! I’m starting in October, so it’s useful to know REALLY what to expect! ❤️❤️

@Wiggyfoo 3 жыл бұрын

Blarie chemistry 😊

@roblangford4593 3 жыл бұрын

Also starting chemistry, what college I’m at Exeter

@Wiggyfoo 3 жыл бұрын

@@roblangford4593 Pembroke xx Best of luck and will probably see you around!

@violahelen_ 3 жыл бұрын

good luck Ella!!

@ailbhesweeney2826 3 жыл бұрын

oml thank you so so much for this video I'm starting classics iia in like 2 weeks and i was so afraid that i was not going to get enough help with learning latin! you've reallyyyyy reassured me because honestly i was so scared i haven't learnt any languages since like gcse! rip me why did i apply for a degree i had non of the right subjects for lolllllllll

@violahelen_ 3 жыл бұрын

ahh i feel you!! you’ll be absolutely fine xx

@captainrooney8262 3 жыл бұрын

Incoming grad fresher at New! Does the JCR / MCR sell old discounted swag from the previous year? I didn't bring much clothing due to limited baggage.

@Niallokk 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this! Viola where did you get your new College merch???? I’m here rn and idk where to get it

@violahelen_ 3 жыл бұрын

omg Niall!! how exciting 🥺 you can get them from the JCR - the charity officer will usually do several orders throughout the year xx

@Niallokk 3 жыл бұрын

viola helen thank you so much, hope all is well with you :) x

@monicology 3 жыл бұрын

This is sooo useful for me now that I'm here. Thank you for sharing! - I wish I knew

@ampersandcastle1091 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve got an offer for Classics II and English at Oxford and this video was so helpful! I didn’t realise until you explained it that I also have a “I’ll be at the bottom but I’ll be at Oxford” mentality. I’m from a state school, I don’t know the first thing about Greek or Latin, and I’m undecided whether I want to accept the offer. I just don’t know whether I’ll be able to keep up with it all and be good enough

@boop9689beep Жыл бұрын

did you end up going to oxford?

@ampersandcastle1091 Жыл бұрын

@@boop9689beep yes! :) it’s a lot of work and can be really overwhelming at times but I do love it here and I’m glad I decided to come!

@johnfits2424 10 ай бұрын

@@ampersandcastle1091how have you managed to keep up?

@saintetienne755 3 жыл бұрын

I'm exhausted just listening I need a speciality tea and a power nap ;-)

@dahlianavarro8120 3 жыл бұрын

Dream school

@gracie4394 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this! Really really insightful. I’m looking to either apply to Oxford or Cambridge for law and I’m finding it really hard to decide but there are definitely more Oxford uni based youtubers :)))

@macs7404 3 жыл бұрын

Cambridge>Oxford :))

@priscillaose5772 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video!

@karleybioanthro 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a brutal latin class. I’d be stressed too!

@saptarshidassss271 2 жыл бұрын

How's mba finance in Oxford ?

@lifebridge_02 3 жыл бұрын

If I don't like school, and then I watch your videos, I'm sure you'll get excited about the lesson, you're a source of motivation☺️☺️☺️☺️

@violahelen_ 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much Merve!

@lifebridge_02 3 жыл бұрын

@@violahelen_ OMG 🙏🤩🤩🤩

@lifebridge_02 3 жыл бұрын

If I don't like school, and then I watch your videos, I'm sure you'll get excited about the lesson, you're a source of motivation

@educatingmelanie4411 3 жыл бұрын

Please calm down geez

@lifebridge_02 3 жыл бұрын

@@educatingmelanie4411 OMG please shut up this is comment And l am free

@nickybutt9733 Жыл бұрын

Go to Bristol, UCL and Durham and actually enjoy it. Oxbridge is brutal

@aslizgr Жыл бұрын

isn't durham kinda a nerd school?? people say that oxbridge rejects go there

@nickybutt9733 Жыл бұрын

@@aslizgr very true it's for Oxbridge rejects- BUT they have a way better experience, not the same workload and can party.

@neurodivergentdawn 3 жыл бұрын

You look so pretty! Hope you are doing well :)

@violahelen_ 3 жыл бұрын

thank you Stephanie! xx

@hemikiwi817 3 жыл бұрын

why mandarin and not latin in your gap year? May have relieved some pressure ?

@violahelen_ 3 жыл бұрын

Mandarin was a personal choice :) also my gap year was solely for travel and personal growth, not prep for uni!

@lifebridge_02 3 жыл бұрын

You are perfect girl

@lifebridge_02 3 жыл бұрын

l love You viola

@hemikiwi817 3 жыл бұрын

you sound like a stalker!

@darkframe_1233 3 жыл бұрын

Über treibt nicht es langt

@lifebridge_02 3 жыл бұрын

Please answer me😭😭😭😭

@user-cp7be9uh8l 2 жыл бұрын

All these Oxbridge graduates' videos on KZfaq are really annoying. She's talking nonsense, unstructured, for more than half an hour. Randomly jumping here are there. So annoying.

@clara-df5km 2 жыл бұрын

it's just a casual conversational video i don't think she meant to make it super structured and organised lol. she's just treating us like we're her friends, that's how most youtubers roll.

@veronicamaine3813 2 жыл бұрын

First day on the internet hey?

@MC-ij7yw 2 жыл бұрын

Are you her therapist or grading her English thesis? Unstructured, nonsense, random- lol you sound 12

@tessy28 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂