My First Week living & studying in Oxford
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
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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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13:05 Thursday
I love how much of what you used to do at home on a regular basis SUITS this new setting perfectly - your style of studying, your love for beauty and harmony, your ellegance. It is like you lived inside A WORLD that is now materialized on the outside. Love to rediscover Oxford through your eyes.
Best comment 🏆👏🏼
Such a perfect way to describe it!
This is such a beautiful comment!
that is so well said
Well said❤
I've been deliberating for a few minutes whether or not to comment this, but I just wanted to say that it was so refreshing and validating to hear someone so openly and casually mention having a therapy appointment. I have been having sessions for a number of years and always feel a bit nervous to mention it. You have given me such a confidence boost. Thank you for being your wonderful, transparent self.
It’s so important to overcome that cultural stigma of therapy! It’s okay for us to struggle and not be okay and we should normalise reaching out when we need to 🤍
100% agree. i feel almost ashamed of it at times. Like im less of a man for needing it.
@@declancampbell1277 I was so nervous when I went to my first therapy session, hoping that no one would notice. Turns out therapy was really great for me and I spoke quite openly about it in my friend group, thus influencing a friend of mine to start going to therapy as well. I was so proud of him when he told me, I think most people would be better off seeing a therapist and you're definitely not "weak" and should not be ashamed :)
Therapy appointments should be as accepted as making a doctor's appointment if you're ill, the same applies to the mind 😊
Having therapy while at Uni and studying is a great idea
Seeing you living your best life, living your dream, and being so grateful and mindful is honestly so inspiring
♥️♥️♥️
Is everyone else just living their Oxford life vicariously through Ruby? I did my masters of literature online and it’s just not the same…
Yes maybe we are 😂
Master of literature? Online??? You must have so much self discipline 😭
i did my masters in ancient history/classics online too, due to health issues 😭 i loved it still, but definitely feel sad i couldn’t go somewhere like this :(
same, I did my M. Acc online but not for thesis presentation, feel not the same like others
Totally! it´s like my dream haha
I just suffered with a major illness and was completely bedridden this entire week. I have been so stressed thinking about all the work i have to catch up on but beautiful Ruby has uploaded. No time for pain, stress, and sadness right now. I love you so much Ruby. I hope Oxford has been everything you dreamed of and more
I hope you feel better asap ❤
Get well soon! 🫶
I hope you get well soon
I hope you recover soon
I hope you are completely well soon. Take care!
i love the change to 'more than just a productive week' as someone who is very often caught up in toxic productivity culture it's a great reminder that productivity isn't everything
Yulove (fedback, paybag)...
Whats A CHANGEEEEEES😒
C.S. Lewis was a master of allegorical imagery, and I’m so glad you’re reading his works. There is a large collection of his essays available as a PDF file online titled God in the Dock-I highly recommend it. The talks he did on BBC radio during WWII must have surely bolstered those listening during those arduous days; those scripts eventually becoming the basis for Mere Christianity, one of the best Christian apologetics books ever written. I am very happy that you’re adjusting so well to your new and beautiful surroundings. Cheers!
The amount of these gorgeous libraries in Oxford is insane. You're so lucky to be there. Really enjoying Your videos lately!
I wanna cry of happiness for you. You deserve this so much, Ruby. Thank your for inspiring us.
Your story is so inspiring to me... I've been following your content for 6 or more years now, I remember you studying so hard in school, I rember the rejection from Oxford, the poem you read through tears and how proud of you and impressed it made me feel, you being devastated by your first mark in uni and the courage of being vulnerable online, you changing degrees in Exeter, the gap year. Now I can see how all these experiences probably shaped you into a person that can now fully thrive in Oxford. Because it will be more than just productive. I really wish you have amazing time studying there, meet new people, get inspired, be happy.🎉
Meanwhile I got my master degree in natural sciences, got into PhD programm and dropped out after a year, dropped out of NGO I had spent 6 years working in... And now I am depressed and looking for a job in completely different industry and getting rejected again and again. Maybe it is just redirection that will pay off eventually, I really hope so
Hi ruby!! I’m currently in year 11 and today I got called into a meeting from my maths teacher, he offered me a school trip to go and look around Oxford university and do a workshop about the application process and things because I am in the top 4 students in year 11 and they believe that I could potentially go on to apply to a place like that!! I am so unbelievably excited and you are such an inspiration to me!
That’s amazing!! Go for it and grab this unique opportunity with both hands!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!!
The Oxford University experience looks nothing less than amazing, gruelling too with all the library visits, preliminary research and the pre-readings before class even begins! Think about that!
Can't study at Oxford without a proper tea set-up. Thanks Ruby for highlighting that😅 And your visit to Blackwell's, consuming a well-curated museum of books at your feet.
Better know some Latin while you're at it🎉❤😅
I’m still astonished by the prep ahead of time. When I did my master’s we had such an unbelievably different set up. I was working full time for the two years leading up to it to be able to afford to go. The reading list was four books! That was all we had to do.
I realise that vlogging is one of Ruby’s jobs but she is fitting in a lot of actual study around talking to us.
@@dees3179Yes, it's not easy. People need to realize that succees as this super-competitive level calls for much sacrifice and dedication, not to mention laser-precision time management skills⏳️
@@bethmcmullan7686 not even going to dignify that statement. Sure, Oxford churns out a lot of Tory knuckleheads in the halls of power particularly policy-wise (Sunak Truss, Boris Johnson etc), but that doesn't mean Oxford is devoid of very high educational standards. Just take a look @ calibre of books Ruby is reading before classes officially start. That should tell you all there needs to know
Gruelling yes, but then anything worth doing
Ruby, I am just starting my MSc at Cardiff University and watching you always fills me with such a sense of passion and excitement for learning. I've watched your videos since I was in Year 11 and I know this sounds silly, but I feel like I've actually grown up with you academically! Throughout my A-levels, undergrad and even now sometimes you are the thing that keeps me going and studying. I am so grateful for you and your channel. Please never ever change. 💖💖💖
Ahh that’s so exciting! I hope you love your course! And I can’t believe you’ve been watching my videos for so long 🥺 thank you xxx
I've just received my grade back for my Masters dissertation and I got a Distinction! I'm so proud of myself that I'll be graduating in January with an MA in Criminology! Good luck on your Masters journey Ruby, it will go by so fast but try to enjoy every bit!
Oh my goodness congratulations Sophie 👏 xx
you are wonderful
@@RubyGranger8 hi
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, Ruby! I'm so grateful to be able to live vicariously through you. Oxford.... what a dream!
I'm actually so relieved that you are back at uni, after all my favourite youtubers have finished and I still have another semester! I can't believe you can study in the Hogwarts library too!
I dont know why, but seeing this made me so emotional. I don't know you personally, but seeing you in Oxford after following you for so many years made me incredibly proud. Ruby, you've come so far! This is so great, I am more than happy for you!
It would be amazing to have some real time “study with me” videos from the Oxford libraries!!! Would be so motivating xxx ❤
I'm 50+ full professor of Comparative Literature, but I've subscribed this channel just for pleasure. That's a dream life!
Ruby, I am so happy that you are at Oxford and living your best life! I also want to say that I really appreciate that you take the effort to blur out the faces of people who haven't specifically agreed to be in the vlog, I think it speaks to how much you value and respect other people and I think that says volumes about you as a person 💜
"a morning walk around the city as per usual" is so cute! I definitely write my to-do lists like that as well 😂
Ruby quite evidently in her natural habitat! **BOOK RECOMMENDATION** Ruby, if you don't already know it, this book might be useful for the module you mentioned: 'Writing for Art: The Aesthetics of Ekphrasis' by Stephen Cheeke. Loving the darkened eyebrows, by the way, really suits you. 🙂
Natural habitat, indeed 😂
As a homeschooling family in the US, our kids each learned a different foreign language in high school after learning some German in elementary and middle school and studying Latin and Greek root words with flashcards for several years. My eldest learned Latin in high school, my second learned German, my third learned Russian in a community college course, and my fourth learned American Sign Language online via ASL University. I am currently reviewing and furthering my studies in German via DuoLingo, and I've made a start in learning Latin via DuoLingo, too.
I am soooo enjoying seeing all of the libraries and Blackwell's!! And I loooove the Sherlocked poster!! Thanks so much for sharing your week with us!!
Warmly,
Susanne in San Diego :D
Exciting to see someone learning my native language German, but the course on DuoLingo is a bit off, the grammar side of it isn’t quite right. I’ve done , just to see if people really can learn past basic stuff there.
I’m a month into my English lit masters at trinity college Dublin and have been hitting a slump. This motivated me again! Cheers ruby as we both start this journey :)
Good luck with your Masters! I hope you find lots of little sparks of joy this weekend to lift and re-energise you. Studying can be draining, but you’ve got this!
@@siantr0013 thank you :)
I am fascinated by your academic life, I didn’t do well at school and have always dreamed of being clever and sharpe minded.
You are a fine example of someone who is as bright as a button and is genuinely happy and appreciative of attending one of our finest universities.
Your lovely appreciation of Ruby echoes my own but it worries me a little that you do yourself down by saying you did not do well at school - sure, it may mean not going to an Oxbrige-style university but one’s school record is quite often not a good barometer for how intelligent one is, how hard one may work one day for one’s goals and how successful one may become in life - it’s just about finding the thing that excites you and then pursuing it with everything you’ve got. I hope that you’ve been able to do that. Having been holier than though in this comment, I totally agree, being an academic at Oxford is the ultimate dream! Thank you for allowing me to reply on your comment.
@@kayess2634 thank you for your comment.
I have indeed achieved many things in my life, and I am very grateful for all the opportunities I have been given and the experiences I have had.
I’m not doing myself down though, it’s just a fact of my life that I have to live with, some of us are blessed in that way and some of us are not.
I like to watch Ruby’s life to see what it would be like as a student at Oxford University, and to see what it involves, it all fascinates me so much.
@@samfoster619 Good reply, thank you, It’s so wonderful that you’ve done well, it was presumptuous of me to think you might have been laid low by your school record, I’m just terribly keen for everybody out there not to be defined and held back by a poor or middling school record. Forgive me if I was a little intrusive, here’s looking forward to sharing Ruby’s brilliance and her interesting life at Oxford.
Thank you for your lovely words, but also thank you to Kayess for making such an excellent point about intelligence and hard work x
your videos never fail to motivate me and I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate them
I’ve been patiently awaiting this video all week, and it is lovely! As someone who left academics to work, I love hearing all the little details of your studies and living vicariously through you!
Same!!!
Seeing Ruby at Oxford just makes sense in my head - and I'm so happy she's there! I hope you have the absolute BEST time studying there, Ruby! if anyone deserves to go to Oxford, it's you!
This video was genuinely cinematic. Like the colour pallet, the music, the cinematography, the settings…it was so beautiful.
Thank you so much 🥺🤍
It’s all thanks to Oxford though!
@@RubyGranger8Omggg Ruby I can’t believe you replied!! I love you so much!!! 😭
Thank you for taking us along on your new adventure, Ruby! I am thoroughly enjoying the Oxford setting and your daily activities…you are so inspiring in your routine and your discipline.📚📖❤️
Ruby, I am so happy for you! I am immensely grateful for your documenting your life in Oxford. The tradition and academics is like something out of a story book. I am in America studying nursing- it gets tiring but I always come back to your videos for genuine study inspiration. Please never stop sharing your journey and being YOU!!
You look so happy! It's wonderful to see. So happy for you as you start this adventure.
Heartwarming to see you living your Oxford dream and being so mindfully present for every lovely little bit of it Ruby 💛🍁🍂
Your videos never fail to make me feel happy and cozy! And I personally love to listen to you talk about the tasks you're doing, it motivates me so much
Thank you so much for sharing Ruby. These Oxford vlogs are an absolute dream. Never seen you so happy. You deserve everything Ruby. Thank you for sharing these special days with us, We are so lucky X 💕💗
Your videos are so soothing and heartwarming. It's awe-inspiring how you see beauty in even the simplest of things. Thank you for sharing your journey here!
Seen you update a video is always a pleasure. Keep Going Ruby.
Hi Ruby, I always get motivated when I watch your video. I know how busy it can be when you are studying. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
I haven' yet watched the video, but every time Ruby uploads a new Oxford video, I'm so excited to watch it! I feel so happy and proud of you Ruby and I wish you enjoy the experience of studying there as much as possible ♥ Thank you so much for sharing these moments with us!
Ruby, thank you very much for filming this! It's fascinating
Your smile says it all. Loving following your journey ❤❤😊
I absolutely love so much of C.S. Lewis' writing on theology, the Screwtape Letters, especially. Darkly humorous and whimsical but with a clear, shining portrayal of how human beings strive for goodness against all odds. I love it! 💖
Glad to see you're having the time of your life, you look right at home!
wow thank you so much for vlogging your experience at oxford so far! it looks amazing and i'm SO happy for you. living vicariously through you 🥹
Loving the Oxford vibe of these vlogs so much ❤you belong there Ruby xxx
Oh god I loved this! You seem so happy and it's truly a joy to follow your daily life in Oxford! Makes me very excited to watch the future Oxford videos!
What a delightful atmosphere it must be to study in the walls of Oxford where countless generations of students did the same, the vibe sure is phenomenal.
Never been to university or higher education but come from Oxford and find your channel fascinating and really enjoying following your progress through the educational establishment of Oxford University and good look to you Ruby.
Appreciate you sharing your Oxford adventures, Ruby!
Oxford looks lovely. I really hope you enjoy every moment that you're there.
Ruby I just love your videos so much! I'm so proud of you for studying at Oxford. This is my first year in higher education and your videos never fail to inspire me :)
This is nothing but incredible Ruby! Living voraciously through you 😁
Amo os seus vídeos, Ruby. Só posso lhe desejar uma ótima estadia em Oxford, e claro, sucesso em seus estudos ❤
You look so happy and are at they place where you should be. All the best.
I went to Oxford for a day-trip last summer. It always amazes me to see how walking around that gorgeous campus is a part of some people's daily lives. I think you all are so lucky to experience that history and knowledge at Oxford. I loved watching your first week, your voice is so calming to listen to. Anyway, thank you for sharing a bit of your life and good luck with your studies, Ms Granger! 🙂
Other people have said this but it’s cool to see how well-suited your habits and passions are with your new environment. It’s harmonious. Also, I’ve long admired your self-directedness with additional reading and studying. It’s something I’m working on instilling in myself as I prepare to go on to graduate coursework.
i’m loving this videos! we are all so proud of you, ruby❤️
Well done for socialising and meeting new people on top of studying and getting used to your course. You’re inspiring others to push themselves out of their comfort zone. It’s been an excellent insight into Oxford. I’m so glad you have settled well and enjoying your course 😊 x
Ruby about every single one of her modules/lessons/courses: oh my god i am so excited about it
Me watching Ruby: oh my god i am so excited about it
I really want tho thank CZcams for recommending me Ruby's channel. 🎉
This is my first time but not last.❤ Congratulations Ruby and looking forward to see many more videos from you ❤
I hope you’re having a lovely time, Oxford suits you so much 💖 xx
Thank you Ruby for your new video.I always look forward to another one.Have a good time.
I'm loving your videos. Thank you for sharing all this with us. I'm especially so interested to see you progress through your MSt. One of my main options for college was going to be majoring in English but circumstances made it impossible for me to continue my formal education, so I'm living vicariously through you in these videos. ♥
Studying at Oxford is something I've fantasized about, and so seeing your life there is fascinating and wonderful to me. What an amazing world you are in ; to be able to drop into the Ashmolean for a study break. This all said, you seem to be making the most of your opportunity with passion, diligence and appreciation. Thank you for this and I look forward to more updates.
Honestly love your video’s, your so inspiring and such a positive light to watch. So happy I found your content and can watch your journey your are truly inspiring Ruby. 😊
I love your channel, you're videos are so calming and inspiring
I love how you are living your best life. For me, as a student hoping to get into Oxford university, your video is very inspiring. Thank you very much for sharing a piece of your lovely life.
Always excited for a new vlog, good luck and have fun!
Thank you for showing us such beautiful sights, Ruby!
Every time i watch your videos i desperately want to be you. Your life makes me incredibly envious.
Thank you for another lovely video Ruby!
Its so heartwarming to see you liking Chekhov short stories. I really enjoyed them at school and still find them funny and interesting)
I love you so much ruby 💕 I love how real your content still seems even after all these years ❤️
Other channels who take off are so fast passed and become so different but you don’t want to stop following but you also feel disconnected… I never felt this way with this channel ❤️
Starting my week by catching up on your uploads Ruby it seems like Oxford suits you well, it's spectacular
Thoroughly enjoying your Oxford vlogs Ruby! I’m waaay older than you but find a lot of similarities with you, and also I find your enthusiasm so inspiring and a joy to watch. Living close Oxford myself I find it a beautiful place and I hope you enjoy the heck out of it while you are there. Also love that kettle!
I’m way older than Ruby too (I’m 39 in January) but I adore all her book reviews. She’s a gem. In a world you can be anything-be more ruby 🙂
I have been reading “The Fellowship: The literary lives of the Inklings” and through your videos I can get so many visuals of what life was like for them to walk the streets of Oxford! Thank you Ruby, and all the best wishes to you on your academic journey. 📚☕️❤️
Absolutely loving these vlogs, and I love how much you love studying and your course too
We need more Oxford study with me content. This is the best source of motivation I have tbh ...
Once again, so unbelievably happy for you! You are perfect for Oxford and Oxford is perfect for you! Great video Ruby, thanks 💕
You are beautiful
your optimism is all the motivation i need
Congratulations on getting to Oxford. My cats were fascinated with this video. My tortie actually jumped off the couch to sit directly in front of the television. Everything looks so nice and I hope everything goes wonderfully for you.
I'm studying latin and ancient greek at highschool and I love it! I may study them along with spanish philology next year and I'm really exicted about it! Keep doing what you're doing, lots of love from Spain ❤
Ah, Noughth Week! Such fun - takes me back. 😊Wishing you a wonderful term, Ruby!
I'm really loving watching your videos about your journey at Oxford because I'm starting my own Masters journey at Cambridge simultaneously :) I wish you the best of luck for the start of term!
Already loving the Oxford vlogs Ruby!
Thank you Ruby for this lovely vlog:-) Just loved seeing it!
This video made me sentimental - oh, to be a new student again! I had the pleasure of conducting research in Oxford during my Uni days, mostly in what was then called the Sackler Library. Sure have a soft spot for the city and hope to be back there as a student when I retire;) Take care Ruby, this will be an awesome journey.
Live your dream to the fullest Ruby. Life goes by in the blink of an eye.❤
Loving your channel. You're living the life... enjoy! 🎉
Absolutely love your vlogs. Looking forward to more of your time in Oxford. :-) Thankyou. Love from Australia 🇦🇺🫶🏻
Your videos always make my days better, thank you 🤍
So happy for you...and lots of library envy😊
Thank you for being us to that incredible places and I really really enjoy watching your videos 😊❤
So excited for you Ruby!!!
I'm happy that Ruby is socializing
That library is so beautiful I'm gonna cry, I hope you enjoy studying there so much
I get so excited when I see a ruby upload!!
Omg I'm living through you and I hope it never ends!! The stuff of dreams !!
Thank you for another lovely video! They are so bittersweet - I enjoy them
Immensely, at the same time they make me long for those wonderful studydays at Uni.. when you start at the library, grab a coffee before seminars, have lunch with your mates and then go out.. and then watch the sunrise together in the park..
You're in the first week of your Master's and already have to hand in a proposal for your dissertation? 😯 wow! I wouldn't have been able to do that in my uni years, it feels like I got the idea for my dissertations through the course work we did in the degree. The Oxford campus is so stunning! All the best for your degree 😄
We had to vaguely talk about our dissertation proposals in our applications actually! So all very early!!
I absolutely love you productive your vlogs are becoming... I mean don't get me wrong your vlogs are always productive.
But these vlogs are starting to have a different feel to them!! please keep them up! I love watching these and then starting my day ❤❤❤❤
You suit the history of Oxford I can't even begin to understand what your talking about sometimes but I'm loving the journey so much ❤