Preparing for Oxford Vlog

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10 ай бұрын

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Frequently Asked Questions:
😇 How old are you? 23
📝 What are you studying? I am set to start my MA in English Literature at Oxford this autumn.
📚What are your favourite books? • 200 book recommendatio...
📚 Do you have a book club? Yes! You can join it here for free: fable.co/club/reading-with-th...
📝 Have you written a book? My life goal is to be a published author and make a living from writing and I am using this year to gain experience, build up a portfolio and work on a book with my agent. I have just finished the final draft of that book, as you can see in this video. I did self-publish a book about bullying when I was seventeen which is available on Amazon (amzn.to/3mdJKLm), but I'm slightly embarrassed by it now!
🎃 Do you have merch? I don't have merch in the traditional sense (I can't imagine selling something with my face or name on haha!), but I do have a stationery company where I sell planners for students. These are all designed with students in mind and follow models which I've used when planning my studying. Our products are printed in pastel colours on recycled paper: bit.ly/3wgsR85
🍵 What's your favourite tea? That's a REALLY hard one, but I think I'd have to say the B&B Chocolate Digestive Tea: bird-and-blend-tea-co.sjv.io/youwilllovethisone (affiliate link)

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@naima9818 10 ай бұрын

i've been watching ruby for years and now i'm starting my undergraduate at oxford for english the same time she's doing her masters!

@hov_o 10 ай бұрын

omg congrats 🎉🎉

@Alliappalachian 10 ай бұрын

That's amazing congratulations!

@jakecavendish3470 10 ай бұрын

Well done, getting in as an undergrad is the hardest option! 🥳

@rodionkadatskyi182 10 ай бұрын

This is so sick! Congratulations. If possible, can I talk to you about application process?

@cheche2181 10 ай бұрын

Well done that’s amazing!!! 🥂🍾x

@ElizabethEllisOU 10 ай бұрын

In my 40s and starting my doctorate in October, and still enjoying studytube.

@godsbuckets 10 ай бұрын

Ruby, I’m a 45 year old and a stay-at-home mom and you inspire me with your organization! God bless you, girl! 🌷

@beatrizPDG 10 ай бұрын

Por fin un ama de casa como yo que aún así ve los videos de Ruby y se inspira! ❤

@AlexandraaFeodorovna 10 ай бұрын

Still watching Ruby's videos as a 30yo mother... I enjoyed school and uni so much ! I'm happy to see people excited with school and studies 🌟

@emm-jayymontagne1197 10 ай бұрын

I’m 31 and still enjoy her videos, I wish I could go back to my uni days as the person I am now but be 18 again and do it all over again.

@orangesnowflake3769 10 ай бұрын

I'm 30, I just finished uni

@radumoraru02 10 ай бұрын

@@orangesnowflake3769hey, how do you feel about finishing uni at 30? I am studying dentistry (6y) and i’ll be 25 when i finish, but i am considering getting into Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery which requires another 6years of medicine and only then i can start residency and that means being 30-31 when done with uni and after 5 more years i should be done with residency. I’m from Eastern EU, this is the only specialty that requires both degrees. I started uni right after highschool at 19. Is 12 years of university + 5 residency too much?

@user-js8uo9oz6b 10 ай бұрын

@@emm-jayymontagne1197 at that we had limited resources for "self-taught".

@marinabaptista4156 10 ай бұрын

same! 31yo mom and phd student, love her videos!

@isabelsaieg 10 ай бұрын

I remember watching your video about not getting into Oxford for your undergrad. I am so happy that you've made it here. Congratulations!

@mariamyacoob5861 10 ай бұрын

That time during August when I tend to spend slightly too much time watching your videos because I know school is going to start soon and autumn is going to start soon and I want to start my cozy season before that because I’m impatient is so otherworldly. As embarrassingly nerdy as it sounds, I am admittedly so excited to begin school and study again, and watching your videos makes me feel so much more pleasant about it because I don’t feel weird about enjoying studying. I like watching pieces of myself through other people. It is so comforting. And I love the little community of viewers too because you all seem so wonderful!! :D Good luck to Ruby for Oxford and good luck to me for 11th grade!!! And good luck to anybody else who wants some for the new academic year ;D

@heijd 10 ай бұрын

A notion tip: Use databases for your literature/book lists. When you make a new book an item in the database, it actually becomes a new page. This means that when you're writing an essay, you can mention (cite) the book within the text which creates a link to the book page where you can keep your notes on the book. This will make cross referencing later on in your courses a lot easier!

@Jeta_ 10 ай бұрын

Ahhh oh my gosh I am so excited for all the Oxford Uni content!!! 😁☺️

@petramicklethwaite7018 10 ай бұрын

I’m preparing to start a second undergraduate degree at the age of forty nine. Your videos have been so helpful and they’re also making me feel less alone as I start this adventure. I’m so excited to be studying again. The happiness that stationary brings doesn’t diminish with age either, so thank you for the inspiration!

@cdngirlntx 10 ай бұрын

I'm 49 and am working on a second undergrad degree too! I keep thinking that I'm crazy for doing it, but I just enjoy learning and studying and it's been a dream. I wish there were more KZfaqrs/community for older students but I still really enjoy watching Ruby's videos and can't wait to live vicariously through her time at Oxford. It is definitely a dream of mine to study there and I think I found a way to get a taste of it, even from Canada, with their Advanced Undergrad Diploma in Local History but that'll have to wait a couple of years at least. What degree are you working on?

@bykindredspirit 10 ай бұрын

You both (as well as Ruby) are inspiration for me. Thank you❤

@Lucia-pd6fi 10 ай бұрын

I am on the same boat, I just turned 45 and I am looking at postgraduate studies... we got this!

@Krootjes 10 ай бұрын

32, and looove watching Ruby, I learn so much on how to study and how to stay organised, plus it is a big inspiration. Fun to see these comments!

@MusclesandBooks 10 ай бұрын

You are really setting yourself up for success! It's really interesting seeing modern study tools and technology since I graduated college in the '90s, when things were very different.

@claudias.3569 10 ай бұрын

I just finished my masters, so this is the first time in a while (I took a break to live in France after I graduated undergrad) where I won't be going back to school and instead starting a job! I'm so so excited; I feel so proud to have finished school. But I LOVE school prep vlogs and cannot wait to see your journey Ruby!!

@catewelmers4871 10 ай бұрын

Ruby, I live in Oxfordshire and I think you’d really enjoy Oxford’s Summer Shakespeare Festival next year! It’s 8 weeks of open-air Shakespeare performances at The Oxford Castle courtyard every summer. I performed in Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth this year 😊❤🎭 Oxford is fabulous, you’ll love living here 🩵

@RubyGranger8 10 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness I’ll have to go! Thank you!

@susanwithers1194 10 ай бұрын

You are very inspiring ruby, just received your academic planner in the post it’s excellent. I’m not a student in fact in my 50s but it’s still so versatile to set my intentions and track my goals, achievements through each month. Good luck at Oxford looking forward to following your journey.

@fizzyxcustard 10 ай бұрын

I left university in 2008 and am now a civil servant, but the videos are always so aesthetically pleasing and I love your organisation, and also your book recommendations. All the best at Oxford, Ruby! We’re all behind you. ❤❤

@SophiaMuroff 10 ай бұрын

I'm beyond excited for you, Ruby! You were such an inspiration to me during my undergraduate studies and seeing you follow your passion and continue your studies makes me want to do the same

@theGurjitb 10 ай бұрын

I love your vlogs! especially your autumnal ones, I just feel so nostalgic and I love how you romanticise such a beautiful season. 🍁🍂

@HeyNins 8 ай бұрын

Ruby, I've just started binge-watching your Oxford series. As an Oxford undergrad and an aspiring master's student, I truly appreciate these videos. Thank you for inspiring me to become a better learner and student! xxx

@toasterine8147 10 ай бұрын

I usually do not leave any comments below videos, but I just wanted to say how much your videos and your excitement for learning inspire me, Ruby! I am so looking forward to starting school in September again :))

@mariyamsiddiqui5101 10 ай бұрын

Being an English Literature student myself... it's a treat to watch these types of planning about courses and the vibe... everything. Love it 😍

@gracehindle 10 ай бұрын

Best of luck Ruby!! No one deserves this more ❤

@rubes19 10 ай бұрын

ahhhh this video has come at the perfect time! I’ve been setting up my uni notion and pumpkin productivity academic planner today !!

@beatrizPDG 10 ай бұрын

Tengo 28 años, soy ama de casa y mamá de un niño de 3 años. Ya no estudio pero aún así veo todos tus videos porque me inspiras demasiado ❤

@niki-eb9is 10 ай бұрын

I have been watching you for 3-4 years I guess, and you always motivate me to be more productive. Much love. And wishing you all the luck for your new Academic year.

@hollyarmstrong728 10 ай бұрын

Another beautifully made video. Cannot wait to see your uni room and what it’s like where you’re staying in Oxford! All the best ❤

@victoriah.2083 10 ай бұрын

I am so blessed that I get to follow, or continue to follow you, albeit vicariously on yr new adventures to Oxford & elsewhere. Thank you for sharing and spending time recording yr life and growth in all yr ventures. Being an Anglophile across the puddle helps to have a wonderful "bosom buddy" who loves the printed word as much as I. And because I have such an eclectic menu (menu=acquired inventory)- I don't get to discuss what I read much- unless it's a classic. So thank you. Love ya Ruby, dear. As always ❤

@silvialogan9226 10 ай бұрын

Ruby, watching this video brings me back to my university days when I was studying for my BA in Classics and my MA in Classical Studies.

@cheche2181 10 ай бұрын

Ahhh our Ruby is doing a Masters at Oxford Uni!! You have a lot of people rooting for you…so proud!! 🙏🏻💗

@rimnimukherjee6400 10 ай бұрын

Frankly I'm so excited that Ruby will be starting Oxford this Septmember...it's like those days again but only better...we've sent so many students to oxford, King's and other places but never been this proud as when watching Ruby making it to Oxford

@Tibialstone7 10 ай бұрын

So glad you got a bigger screen, it's really important for posture (instead of hunching over at a laptop screen!) Good luck for the new year Ruby!!

@robynnhoood0819 10 ай бұрын

My planner has arrived just in time for the academic year (I begin my second year in Undergrad this Monday!) and I've been taking the time to set that up while watching your video. These are honestly so incredibly motivating and inspiring, and I'm so glad you're making back to school content. It's incredibly helpful to have this on while I prepare for my own school year, it keeps me focused and on task! You are amazing, Ruby!

@danycracks4490 10 ай бұрын

How long did your planner take to arrive? I'm still waiting on mine and it's almost been a week 😣

@robynnhoood0819 10 ай бұрын

@@danycracks4490 Roughly a week and a half for me since my order had to go through American Customs before it could arrive. But once it's past customs it should arrive rather quickly!

@unityinvariety 10 ай бұрын

@@danycracks4490 same, but I believe it takes a while for it to arrive, especially if your out of state from where she is.

@Simply_Sahaar 10 ай бұрын

I’ve been watching ruby since middle school and she has taken my all the way to my senior year. They only reason I do well in school is because of her.

@micaylabam2428 10 ай бұрын

So excited to see more Oxford diary vlogs. So much amazing content can come from this.

@emilysaunders1424 10 ай бұрын

I'm starting my MA in Early Modern Lit at KCL, so this video was very useful to me-- thank you and good luck with your studies!!

@zaaratahreem1821 10 ай бұрын

Wishing u all the very best, Ruby!! And I'm really excited for oxford contents ❤

@felicity0825 10 ай бұрын

Ruby, your meticulous methodology for planning and preparation is really amazing. There are many tips which I should take notes.

@Lily_K8 10 ай бұрын

Can’t wait for the Oxford vlogs!!

@MakeFrancyUp 10 ай бұрын

I am really impressed with how you organized your Notion space! And it took you one hour and a half, which to me is insanely efficient considering the complexity of your setup. Well done ❤

@MizzSparkle90 10 ай бұрын

I’m always intrigued that the outfit you pick at the start of the day… you don’t wear it all day. If there’s one thing I do recommend it’s doing that, better for the environment

@shrie88 10 ай бұрын

Wishing you the best Ruby 👏👏

@ak.33212 10 ай бұрын

This is so exciting, wishing you the best!

@AllisonHall-yp2rf 10 ай бұрын

Beyond excited to see your journey!

@juliabaima4459 10 ай бұрын

Love your content, Ruby! I'm so happy for you, I hope you have a great time at Oxford :)

@spiral32 10 ай бұрын

I went to Oxford on Wednesday for a day trip with my family and it is so beautiful! I am looking forward to watching your time there :)

@tinytiny5 10 ай бұрын

what a great timing ruby! i was just scrolling youtube to look for videos to watch and the notification popped out and i clicked on it so fast 😭 have a great dayy ❤

@Ana-yr5me 10 ай бұрын

Congratulations, Ruby!! I remember watching your rejection video a couple years ago. I’m proud of you! I’m sure everyone is!🤍

@blakeyuan 10 ай бұрын

My friend in high school got me into stationery and she recommended Moleskine. But after trying out Leuchtturm myself I have been exclusively using the brand since! I now have my fifth bullet journal using the dotted ones and I’ve also been using a softcover on the side for journaling! Hope you like them. They’re really good in my opinion!

@mckenziebrown5573 10 ай бұрын

I'm 3 days into my freshman year of college and I'm just hit with nostalgia from watching these videos

@TabeaTomadini 10 ай бұрын

Ruby, your planner arrived today! I am so in love with it!

@Swiftie13498 10 ай бұрын

Watching Ruby heartbroken after rejection and now finally going to oxford is really good.Sending wishes for ypur journey ahead

@secretforthemad 5 ай бұрын

I remember watching this video for the first time when it came out. Now we can order the yearly planner as it's 2024. It's crazy how time flows by.

@shadowdancingpoetry 10 ай бұрын

Great video with lots of organising inspiration. Thank you Ruby ❤

@danielyang3995 10 ай бұрын

Ruby smiles like an angel😍😍😍

@venus6987 10 ай бұрын

Always a good day when Ruby posts

@rubynewton6277 10 ай бұрын

Your content is pure joy ❤

@spalanai 10 ай бұрын

i’m starting my first university year next month, and your videos are a joy to me

@avvikaur724 9 ай бұрын

Hey, i’m going to start my first year of university next week and this has helped me prepare so much. Thank you!!

@gauri8460 10 ай бұрын

Hey Ruby I hope you will have one of your best times in Oxford. All the best 👍 Edit- can't wait for study with me videos

@kcnkck 10 ай бұрын

Me neither omgggg

@invisible2501 10 ай бұрын

You are always so inspiring! Thank you 🤍🦋

@raphaele2592 10 ай бұрын

Your use of Notion and your patience while setting it up astounds me ! I hope to know the software as good as you one day

@millieb3823 10 ай бұрын

Ahh love your videos they are so motivating! I am starting my second year late september so I am so excited to just get back on track now...Also your planner arrived yesterday and I am soo happy with it so thank you! Also this may sound weird but I just love your house from the colours to the latches... ❤

@saoirse2175 10 ай бұрын

I’m also prepping for undergrad at oxford! So excited to be going alongside you X

@bookthoughtswitheilish 9 ай бұрын

Can’t wait for all the Oxford content! ☺️🍁

@kriscarv5708 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much on a better breakdown of how to set courses up on Notion. I’m 37 year old mom of 2 enrolled in an online English BA program and trying to figure out the best use of combining the use of Notion and written notes.

@marylancelot 10 ай бұрын

i'm gonna finish my bachelor's in English philology this year and i'm so excited!! definitely taking some notion inspo from this vid

@alwina.h27 10 ай бұрын

Heyy Ruby, my best wishes to you!!! ❤❤❤ Love you

@aino8958 10 ай бұрын

this video was perfect!! my uni is starting in around two weeks and I really am stuck with the thought of what I should still do before classes start.. so thank you Ruby

@RubyGranger8 10 ай бұрын

Ah that’s so exciting! I hope you have the best start to the term (and thank you for buying the planner!) ♥️♥️

@stylemethrift997 10 ай бұрын

I recommend getting to see the Natural History Museum and Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. Also in Didcot there is a lovely donkey sanctuary called Island Farm.

@mariaioannadritsa2206 10 ай бұрын

haii! I am so happy you are entering this new chapter of your life! I wish you the best, from sunny Greece :')

@agie24 9 ай бұрын

27 year-old here, I've been working for 4 years now. I don't miss uni that much as I've spent enough time there but I do miss the supplies and the organisation lol I don't have much to digitally organise now and I don't need supplies anymore, so watching your pre-master videos make me feel like a 20-yo again 😅 I'm so happy that you're going to do your masters at Oxford 🎉 Much love from France ❤

@ameliemiddleton-xc4sb 10 ай бұрын

I love when you upload!!

@batekush8135 10 ай бұрын

hey ruby! ive been watching you for years now. im starting uni this september and im studying animation, and your vids, although we are studying different things, have been so helpful & motivating for me. its 3am but i want to plan food shopping and buy essentials🤣😭

@thedrunkenelf 10 ай бұрын

I feel like I’m going! I’m excited for all these Oxford videos! PLEASE do a Babel theme vlog when you’re there - even as I’m asking I know you’ll be too busy but it would be so dark academia…

@jansilentvlog 7 ай бұрын

I found your channel to see anywhere in Oxford I haven't seen yet! but it’s just fun to see your routine 😆

@user-ec3sl5tb4y 10 ай бұрын

Ruby i love your videos so much i started school back Monday all these back to school videos you posted have made and helped me feel motivated for school starting back which well school for me isn't that stressful because I'm homeschooled but thank you for making these videos luvs to you 😊

@RubyGranger8 10 ай бұрын

Ah this makes me so happy to hear! Good luck with the new school year!

@alice-elizabeth 10 ай бұрын

I love the look of your Notion. 📖 Mine is all over the place and totally unorganised. 😂 Preparing for a Masters is so exciting, I remember being so excited to prepare for mine a few years ago. 😊

@oguzhanacikgozzz 10 ай бұрын

hahaha Cant waitt to watch Ruby's Oxford Diaries!!

@TinaLiuFromChina 10 ай бұрын

I'm going to uni one or two months later and i'm also arranging things which makes me messy and exhausted. Your video gives me the energy to continue.

@reginayfavors Ай бұрын

This is giving me so many ideas for a digital humanities project. Beautiful.

@Idk-su1bu 10 ай бұрын

I remember watching your video about not getting into your dream university (Oxford) but know you made it!! Congratulations 🎉💕

@ClandestineGirl16X 10 ай бұрын

Congratulations! ❤

@chaosking3940 9 ай бұрын

omg i am just seeing this now! I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!

@swagmeister5323 10 ай бұрын

i’m starting my undergraduate at Oxford in October!! i’m so unbelievably excited, and maybe i’ll see you around!

@inesmarques5156 10 ай бұрын

I am loving this content!

@ailsagibb6760 10 ай бұрын

Hi Ruby - would you make a video about how you use your lists and organisers once you've generated them and how you prioritise or update them and stay on track? Particularly for lists that can't be completed fully in a single day x

@jahzarawilson6458 10 ай бұрын

so excited for youuuu

@steph_14 10 ай бұрын

I know this is so unrelated, but ur voice is so calming 💌

@jonasfranzen6493 10 ай бұрын

I started my Master's in Linguistics this week, I'm so excited!!!

@aziziabdrahman7756 10 ай бұрын

Ruby, good luck at Oxford!

@iterumm 10 ай бұрын

hope you like the leuchtturm! (i was one of the comments recommending it) i just started my english masters yesterday :)

@tamaradimarco878 10 ай бұрын

You might already know of this, but I’d suggest studying in the Duke Humphrey’s Library. In my opinion, it’s the prettiest library in Ox! However, since the books are really old, there are a few rules to follow (can’t bring in water, everything needs to be in a clear bag…). The Bodleian provides clear bags and a locker though so it’s honestly fine. I think you’d love it!

@chrysvandork08 10 ай бұрын

I’m not going back to school (graduated 10 years ago) but I love your back to school videos!

@briannadellavalle5713 10 ай бұрын

Hi Ruby!:) Love your channel. So excited for you! I have been following you since I started university and I am now in my final semester! Wishing you the best at Oxford. Could you please share your notion templates or give a tutorial on how to create them? I would like to link all of my readings on a page and organize them since I have the syllabus ahead of time.

@blinkuuu7509 10 ай бұрын

Hi ruby, love your videos ❤ I just watched the bit where u bought the Apple pencil, I agree it's too expensive but instead of an apply pencil you can just buy a stylus pen it should work the same as I did that too a few months back when I got a new iPad. Hope this helps a lot and congrats! ❤

@fatma.13ahmed 10 ай бұрын

Hi Robbie, can you make a video sharing with us some of your quick and delicious college lunch box recipes? I will be very happy if you do this video and it will help me a lot to start my first academic year at the university actively I wish you all the best and thank you for your efforts ❤️❤️❤️

@jalisasmith1000 10 ай бұрын

I'm taking you're studying 1550-1700 in your Master's in English from what I looked up. I probaby would've studied Austen and the Bronte sisters. I also would've explore more into their differences of opinions and writing styles.

@nadziejajabonska5245 10 ай бұрын

As Victor Hugo once wrote, "To be good is to be great." This quote resonates deeply with your actions and online presence. It's quite rare for me to leave comments, whether on social media or elsewhere, but today I'm taking this precious time to express my admiration. I've been following you closely for a while now, and I'm consistently amazed by your inspiring aura and radiant kindness. You quite literally radiate goodness, and your vibrant personality is an absolute wellspring of inspiration. Following you, I've experienced profound well-being and a surge of positive energy. Your content possesses the incredible ability to propel me beyond my own limits, and this impact is truly priceless to me. For me and countless others, you're akin to a caring elder sister, gently guiding and sharing invaluable insights. You embody that greatness of spirit that finds its meaning in the kindness you spread. I genuinely want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the goodness you continue to sow through your videos and online presence. In an era where such splendid souls are a rarity, you're a genuine gem. Your existence and your commitment to bringing about a positive influence are a beacon of hope, and I'm profoundly grateful to have you in my digital life.

@RubyGranger8 10 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness. This is so truly lovely. Thank you for taking the time to be so kind and say this… it’s really made me smile x