The People I Hate Most in the World
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He used clickbait tactics to turn ragebait into advertising for a different project -- only a truly advanced mage of the dark CZcams arts could accomplish such a feat.
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"You would use my own spell against me, Mr. Green?!"
wow hank i hate that you tricked me into being thoughtful and supportive
i love that you hate that
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Truly a despicable Internet person.
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How dastardly of him!
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"I do not think that I'd be getting cancer treatment and a nurse would say to me, 'Hank, that brutal takedown video you made, it really helped me through nursing school.' "
This is a _spectacular_ frame to look at it through. Thanks Hank - I'll definitely be chewing on that one for a while.
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For real, it's a perspective-altering quote. it seems obvious, it seems like something we should think about anytime we give our opinion on the Internet, but the truth of the matter is that we don't typically think about the impact beyond the moment we exist in that comment section or that take down video or whatever it is... and we SHOULD!
@@arc4705 I'm so glad someone else feels the same way!
It's painfully obvious as soon as you stop to think about it. But it's such a good reminder nonetheless, because the brain candy effect is _really_ powerful.
See, i just thanked someone though, not for the first time. There are many goods and not everything has to be productive educational or material good.
I mean… that implies it’s to nobody’s benefit to fight against nonsense
That thumbnail is so deranged level hank and im 100% here for it 😂😂
Literally the one CZcams picked!
@vlogbrothers I guess youtube knows you well after sooo many years 😂 it's like "yep, this one here, that's the vibe!"
@@vlogbrothers They just know you too well by now.
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@@vlogbrotherswow the algorithm knows!! That’s even creepier!
When I saw the title my immediate thought was “oh, who’s Hank about to compliment?” and I am not disappointed.
you saw through his ruse and still got duped! Yeah , me too.
I grew up Mennonite and went through an extended crisis when I left, and all of the Green brothers content was very helpful getting a more science based worldview. I haven’t pursued further education but I’m so thankful for yt science educators being there for me.
Hello fellow Menno!! 👋🏾👋🏾
@@jacforswear18 😁😁
Congratulations on the first step to reality
The curls be curling
so foofy!! i love it
Hank's curls are Best Boy 🥰😍
Sometimes chemo curls go away, but sometimes they hang around. Hank seems to be the latter.
Is this the new "puff levels are high"?
Such curl!
Hank, I was one of those kids! I was homeschooled most of my life and taught Biblical literalism. My science textbook had an *entire chapter* dedicated to explaining away climate change as a liberal hoax. I never learned math and I never learned real history until I found Crash Course. If it weren't for you and the rest of the team, I'd be in a cult. I'm in college now, and I feel confident in my education thanks to you. The best way you can fight back against the people you dislike is to just keep doing what you're doing! It's changing the world for the better ❤
Thank you for sharing! I wish you the best!
“You know who I hate?”
“Who?”
“People who make owl sounds, but it’s ok, you didn’t know.”
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I don't get it, who?
TOP TIER DAD JOKE!!!
@@theemeraldend4302 - Don't press their patience.
@@Junosensei I dont know who you're talking about
Crash Course helped me qualify to be a contestant on Jeopardy!
I had already passed the online test, but I'm Canadian, so I knew I didn't know enough US History. This was 2012, and you'd just launched Crash Course US History, so I used that to learn more. It genuinely helped when I went to California for the live audition.
That is SO COOL!
hank i'm doing my a levels literally right now and i also have no idea what they are help please god
That takes me back, godspeed young one, don't forget to breathe. Seriously, deep breaths every now and then saved my life during exams 😂.
Man, beat me to it 😔
What I wish I'd known when doing mine (20 years ago) is that they DO NOT determine the rest of your life. They influence what you do NEXT. You can change direction and switch careers and get more or different qualifications whenever you like once you're out of school/college. It takes time and money to do so, but these exams are just the end of your current chapter. The rest of the book is entirely up to you.
I absolutely destroyed my health with stress during A Levels, which is extremely not worthwhile given how little impact they have had on the rest of my academic life. Make sure to take care of yourself, take plenty of breaks, and spend time with the people close to you. Good luck with everything!
@jedisalsohere I'm in the U.S., so I looked up A Levels. Sounds like you can choose to do them all at once or break them into two tests. For me, two tests would better than one, in terms of doing my best.
My other test-taking advice is to take all the time allotted for taking the test, every minute. Go through the test with care, and first answer all the questions that you are certain you know the answers to. If you are given paper and pen, note down the numbers of the questions you skip, so you can go back to review them.
If this is multiple choice, your first instinct for an answer is usually right. But it really pays to go through the entire test, because sometimes other questions will give you the answer to a previous question, or clarify it for you.
You got this.
Im going to get the 'big coin' one of these years when it makes financial sense..
I'll have to settle for the 'small one' again this year..
(They're all beautiful)
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Thank you luv
The only cryptos i'll actually support lol. At least this one is a tangible thing in the world.
Hank: "I was watching a John Oliver youtube video"
Me: WE'RE THE SAME
SAME! I was also watching that same video, reading all the comments, and came across that same one he screenshotted, like 2 days ago! I was like “yay crash course!”
Beware the echo chamber.
There is something so beautiful about being a student and using crash course and thinking “oh thank god this is free” and being at the height of my career making the most I’ve ever had and being able to go “oh thank god, I’m glad I can help apart of making this free”
I was just thinking this. We’re basically Crash Course alumni who’ve finally “made it” enough to donate to our alma mater 🥹
Hell, they should make Crash Course Alumni merch
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As a teacher who has worked at schools that give teachers no individual budgets and some that have a “no subscriptions” policy when it comes to spending their curriculum/material budgets, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THINGS FREE.
The absolute dismay I felt when Mystery Science, my go-to beloved thing when I had to teach science, moved to a school/district-only subscription model was immense. I have taken to making burner emails every year to use free trials because it is a resource that supplements the curriculum really well and has hands on activities that don’t require me to get my hands on stuff like 10 types of soil and different colored flower pots like the curriculum does. My school refuses to pay for it because they don’t like doing subscriptions unless it’s a district-mandated curriculum everyone has to use, no matter how many times they’ve specifically praised me using it in my lessons and how organized and engaging my lessons are when it’s involved.
So not just for the students whose grades you’ve helped, but also for the teachers, thank you so much for keeping it accessible.
Toward the end of 2020 amidst the pandemic, I unfortunately wound up having to live out of my car and started watching crash course sociology, psychology, and history videos to pass the time. Through that, I noticed there were more of these Green brothers who had impressed me with their ability to communicate interesting topics in an intelligent yet easy-to-follow format, so I began watching Vlogbrothers as well, eventually choosing to binge the entirety of their content from the beginning on to today. Although I am comparatively new to Nerdfighteria, I am so proud to call myself a Nerdfighter. I have so much respect for this community and it’s seemingly endless integrity and kindness. Crash course, vlogbrothers, the project for awesome, dear Hank & John, the anthrpocene reviewed, sci show, and everything complexly adjacent has helped me through the roughest part of my life yet. I cannot describe how grateful I am for everything I have learned and will continue to learn. I only wish I was able to do more for this community than like and subscribe. All the same, thank you all so much for all you do. You really are so jokes!
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I'm so glad you're here now! Managing to stay true to your own compassionate values during hard times is also proof of your *own* seemingly endless integrity and kindness, ya know 😉
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Somebody please make a gif of Hank and his little gollum hands at 2:17 saying "LIKE CANDY FOR MY LITTLE CANDY BRAIN"
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"no one would come op to me and say that that mean video got them through nursing school"
yes, but....
As an engineering architecture student I spend a ridiculous amount of time doing the same motion over and over with my hand on a computer mouse drawing stuff that is meticulous but doesn't use all my brain power....
So, those 2 hour podcasts about people I already do not like ARE ACTUALLY GETTING ME THROUGH ENGINEERING-ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL LOL. Like, not in a practical sense, but gosh, I'd be going crazy if I didn't have those background noises during deadline week for sure!
May I recommend Critical Role? Engaging, engrossing, wholesome long-form narrative content is my JAM.
@@emilymartin5418 ooh, I'll definitely look into it, thanks!
Animation student and it’s the YMS Lion King 2019 video for me.
@@emilymartin5418Dimension20 (on Dropout or CZcams) is also fantastic. :3
I highly recommend the Infinite Monkey Cage podcast. Science and Comedy had a baby. It's great.
There's also the Crash Course Patreon, for those of us that can't afford a coin (or need the cost of a coin spread out monthly)
I feel so incredibly privileged to have been able to go up to the 20k learner coin this year; I've always done the 10k, but I'm so happy to be able to help such an amazing project in a bigger way. Thanks for everything you do -- and that goes for absolutely everyone involved in Crash Course.
I dunno, Hank. You _are_ the host of a podcast that professionally peddles hate.
(Hate of the Franchise).
Can I have a smidge of context?
@@alexbistagne1713 Haha yes. "The Franchise" refers to a Milton Keynes football club that are the bitter rivals of John's favourite team, AFC Wimbledon. They are frequently mentioned on Dear Hank & John.
One could also argue that we hate sneezing. Or maybe we don't believe in them, so there's to hate? Further in-depth discussion is needed 🧐
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What's this 'sneezing' thing you're talking about? Who would ever do such a thing?!
I was homeschooled, and I was learning on the internet way before Crash Course came around, from random folk in IRC chats to physics bulletin boards to painful arguments about evolution with people who had no obligation to put up with my ignorance and did so patiently anyway. What Crash Course provided for me was to knit that mishmash of semi-education together into a much more cohesive understanding of the world. I am extraordinarily poor, and extraordinarily grateful. Someday perhaps I'll be able to contribute, but for now, thank you to everyone who does.
Crash Course Computer Science is one of the best online resources for learning CS. It gave me a SERIOUS leg-up into tech back when I was in high school - and I still send people videos from it today.
Hank always has such explosive, passionate energy in his vids that I didnt even notice I was playing at 1.5x until I was 4 mins in 😮
Anger is so time consuming. Also, you make me a better teacher. And thank you for reducing the number of inappropriate jokes over the years, it makes showing them to middle schoolers much simpler. Lots less diving across the room to mute a joke I forgot was coming. You guys are amazing.
The work you and your brother (and all the people around you and those that support you!) have done in the world is an inspiration to me. I am honored to be a part of this community.
Same, same.
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This video explains exactly why I've tried to steer away from the more negative, toxic side of internet communication in recent years. At least 90% of the time, you're not actually helping anybody by "taking down" people on the internet. You're just feeding other people's anger and perpetuating this endless cycle of fuming in place, where nobody actually tries to get up and fix the problems themselves. There is a place for negative content and communication on the internet, but so often it misses the most crucial part: what are we going to do about it?
Yup. And if I'm reading/posting/commenting in a moderated space, having calm words will not get me removed. My thoughts will continue to be available to others.
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0:40 this is why when I met you and John in person a few years back in Columbus, I made sure to thank you guys for both creating Crash Course and being part of it because everyone there had a part in getting me through lab school
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I would just like to say that my child absolutely loves watching, re-watching, and re-re-watching, SciShow Kids. May not be Crash Course (which I've loved to watch myself), but it's in the same vein. Thank you and all the brilliant people for the educational content on those channels!
Crash Course enriched my undergrad, helped support me emotionally through lonely service job times, IS TOTALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ME PASSING ALL 3 CSETS ON THE FIRST TRY, and proved an invaluable resource while I was student teaching. As soon as I land that full time teaching gig, I'll get that $1k coin. This year, its the $100 coin for me. I owe so much to Crash Course! Thank you for being a creator instead of a critic, Hank!
I caught myself listening to a long form video about all the issues with an author of a children's series from the UK and suddenly I was like "why I am just stewing in this?" and i just turned it off. I was so proud of myself for that. I prefer your work.
the amount of emotional space i have for things and people that make me think less of the people in the world is limited, even more so than my time left on this earth, so i need to keep that in mind. so, thanks!
Some men (and everyone who works on Crash Course!) just want to watch the world learn XD
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Message is authentic. I must concur.
2:43 Hank is probably right, but his 17 rants in 4 minutes is still definitely on my top 10 favorite vlogbrothers videos (not including reunion videos)
I've been a patron for almost a year now, and I've already ordered my fourth (!!!) crash course coin. I love the work y'all do, and save every year to continue supporting it!
oh i can't wait to hear this
I'm so sorry!!!
@@vlogbrothers nah dude, don't be. it was a nice little video, and you're right. my time can be used for better things than oversaturating my brain with conflict
@freedemonhugs I send both my thanks and condolences to you for unwittingly becoming an example of what this video is getting at.
@@silverandexact SNRK thanks stranger
literally the only reason I SEARCHED for this video after seeing the tweet is because it was Hank. so out of character I thought it had to either be click bait (and whatever the opposite of trolling is) or at worst well thought out criticism and justification for something he wanted to get off his chest
anyway... off to spend WAAY too much (but also NOT too much?) on a crash course coin... glad I don't have a spouse to justify this purchase with...
Just got a crash course coin for the first time! I've thought about it for a years but I love fig plants so having that as the design pushed me over the edge this year.
In a time where I'm trying to figure out what to do next with my life, thank you for inspiring me to find something good and helpful to do.
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The fact that Vlogbrothers, Crash Course, and Complexly are out to make the world a better place without promoting hate is only one of the reasons I buy Crash Course Coins every year. Just doing my small part to reduce world suck. Thank you and everyone behind the scenes for all you do.
My family loves crash course because it has way more information than what they teach in school, its easy to digest, encourages further investigation and learning, and is funny and entertaining.
Crash course philosophy has changed my life. Not even for school work, just the general knowledge was so valuable to me
Well, can I say that you doing a video about hating people has helped me, it's just given me the perspective to review what I watch - yes, time to just walk away from some of it.
I would give this comment MULTIPLE thumbs up if I could.
I've literally never been happier to be clickbaited under false pretences. Thank you Hank. You're a f-ing legend.
As a teacher, thank you for crash course! It is so helpful for my student who need reminders or like to hear the explanation multiple times. There is just not enough time to do reteaching on all the topics that could use it. It’s also great for me to do a deep dive into new topics. As a teacher, I will always be a life long learner:)
Thank you for posting this. I've been screaming into the void too much lately and needed to hear this right now. Specifically in this way.
Im here early, so Hi Hank! Thank you for always being a voice of reason in this crazy world we live in. Your work is very much appreciated!! ❤
Hank, it's not just crash course it's everything you do, truly. You are one of my biggest inspirations, one of the reasons I'm becoming a scientist and want to work in science education. Hopefully in a year I'll have my biology degree and I wouldn't be where I am now without you and all the wonderful people working with you.
Thank you for everything:)
Hank, you and the rest of the Crash Course team have tangibly reduced world suck. Even if you forget it, you are all awesome.
As someone with inconsistent income, but a voracious appetite for information, I truly appreciate your keeping things free but have options to be supported by those who can afford to support so this all doesn't disappear for various reasons.
Hopefully one day I'll be able to help support this channel too. ❤
The little shadowbox for all my crash course and p4a coins is getting full. I'll need a new one soon.
I LOVE Crash Course!! Stumbling across Crash Course years ago, led me down the path of Nerdfighteria! I am also a proud ASU employee who partners with Study Hall.
Crash course rocks. I remember watching it when i was a kid many years ago now, i learned so much especially about history back then
Crash course rocks... instead of crash course coins. For crash course geology.
I'd buy them. 🙂
@@christine1902 Are you aware of the SciShow rocks box? czcams.com/play/PLsNB4peY6C6Ks1Y4sKm7fc7ecivu9mXc3.html
@@christine1902 you are a genius. didnt even think about that
I remember watching the very first Crash Course World History when studying for my highschool exams in 2011? 2012? Amazing to see the impact it's had. Also the idea the the nurses and doctors trrating Hank's cancer learning through crash course is making me very emotional
Excellent title and thumbnail if you’re trying to get people to watch a CCC ad
As someone who was in a similar situation to the homeschooler in the comment, I feel the need to say first that this stuff really happens, and that resources like crash course are literally the most valuable thing ever in those situations. This really truly does need to stay free for the people who need it, and believe me, there are people who need it.
I've literally never been this early. Hi Hank, thanks for getting me through life.
Taking a break from writing my med school apps to watch this video- wouldn't have been at this point in my life without you and John from both Crash Course and the nerdfighteria community. Thank you.
This is the correct use of clickbait. I never thought I'd even find that but having clicked on it for the exact reasons he talked about in the video... yeah. That's some mondo impact there, Hank. Well done.
One of the most clickbaity title + thumbnail combo I've seen, with an important message and no monetization enabled. Nicely done!
This video went from loving to hating and back to loving in 4:51 mins
Truly the vlogbrothers experience (one of many)
I was homeschooled (positively) by my mother who happens to be a teacher and did a great job instilling a love of learning and teaching me about ALL aspects of history etc., and crash course was a huge part of that !
So y’know, really coming through for the homeschoolers
"Whatever A levels are." I wish I didn't know what A levels were lol.
I don't watch CC as much as I used to (working on fixing that), but I will never regret my still being a Patreon all these years. Even if I'm not watching, my money is helping other people learn and that's good.
ill be honest, there are some rude/hate tweets that have been so good for me 😔 but thats 100% an exception, not a rule
Yeah there definitely is power in calling out badness where everyone can see it. That is actually necessary. It just shouldn't be all you do.
Hank, that mean tweet you did that one time really helped me through a hard time.
(But seriously, please keep being the gracious force for good in the world. I've used the Crash Course videos so many times in my own teaching and, each time, I see students engaged and motivated to learn. Thank you.)
I think this is a good point about why journalism is important, like putting that dislike and its valid reasons into context for a community and making sure people see through a grift is important, and it leaves individuals free to pursue their own positive creation while still remaining aware of facts.
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That’s the ideal, but that’s not what happens in reality.
Got a way deeper understanding of computers and computer history with the computer science crash course. Helped me pass college. I’m a software engineer now. Thank you to your channel and your team.
The best clickbait I’ve ever seen
Those colored figs make me wish I had that kind of money to drop right now. 😅 Maybe next year’s…
Right? It is so gorgeous! I just love that they always find ways to incorporate art into their products.
Hank, you and your brother (and all the amazing people who work with/for you) are one of the only things giving me hope for humanity in these trying times. Plz keep being the awsome and exemplary human beings you are!
Hi notification squad, hope you're all having a lovely day!
you too!
Those coins are really beautiful! Wish I could afford one. But what's so much more beautiful is what you and all the people who work with you do! Truly, Crash Course and Sci Show and I think every single project you, John and the others get involved in truly is life-changing! And because it's free I'm so glad I *can* afford to watch your videos! Thank you! You are completely transforming lives and reaching people who would have no opportunities otherwise! Plus the hospital and John's work on TB and other things you all do are literally saving lives!
the legality of homeschooling baffles me as a non american. i get that there are exceptions (disability, specific risks of certain areas, high performers) that could easily be fulfilled with more flexible options such as digital tools, other school systems, but the fact that parents can casually pull their kids from a global curriculum and teach them whatever, keep them from interacting with peers, remove their access to science and diversity and, to make matters worse, teach with zero credentials, is wild. it should be illegal (like it is here), i can't believe people in the us get away with it
Watch Shiny Happy People it’s a documentary that will make it even scarier!
One of my best friends from college was homeschooled, and she turned out just fine. She's currently an engineer.
One of my coworkers homeschools his kids, and talks about teaching them not to trust experts and scientists.
The fact that it's such a mixed bag is very troubling.
Subsidiarity, for one thing.
For another, there's a whole list of problems with government schools pointed out by teacher John Taylor Gatto.
I wasn't home schooled and neither are my kids, but I could go on.
My main issue with the whole discussion is people kinda disregard the exceptions. Like, there are a LOT of disabled people out there who do badly due to inaccessible schools. In most parts of the world parents still need to teach certain elements of the curriculum. But the absolute hate for homeschooling I keep seeing based on a minority of poor experiences (which really are more of a product or poor legislation in the US, not homeschooling by itself) is kinda wild to me. Not to mention kinda ablist
@@Stettafirethere absolutely should be better solutions for disabled kids (accessible schools, transportation, special ed, tutoring) that don't leave them at the mercy of often unqualified family members. literally the idea of a parent having the freedom to teach the kid what they deem acceptable is insane to me as a non american
I clicked on this thinking: "surely Hank wouldn't make a video like this?"
And I'm pleasantly surprised!
Thank you Hank, and thank you to all the people behind the scenes who have worked on Crash Course!
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So true
I just bought a coin! Crash course is amazing and I'm so glad it can help so many people. Shout out to the producers and crash course tea! I'd love to see Hank or John interview you for this channel!!
Drop those names, Hank. We all wanna hear it and you do want to say it. Just a couple names, Hank.
I am far out of college, but watching Crash Course just makes me happy, occasionally I learn something new, AND THAT brings me pure joy.
Elon, he is talking about Elon musk
My *graduate school, PhD holding professor* used your physiology Crash Course videos to help with some of the more complex topics in his Physiology of Behavior course (psych degree). I was so happy to see you come up on screen, and I wasn't the only person that recognized you *or* the Crash Course logo. A huge thank you to the Crash Course team for the work that they do, for people of all ages and levels of experience.
Hank I just want to say that the video you made on the people you hate really helped me get through the 5 minutes of boredom. I honestly don't know what I would have done without you! ❤️
I also grew up being homeschooled and it was so great to come across Crash Course!
Thanks Hank. I need wisdom like this. I can’t support crash course right now, but i will be able to one day. I just hope you can keep it up in the meantime.
That was kind of brilliant. And inspiring. And so true. Thanks, Hank.
Crash course is SO important and so useful!! I’m so glad it exists!
Crash course has done so much good and my younger self loved understanding the world around me with them.
Hi Hank. I'm a medical doctor. Back when I was doing my undergraduate course, your videos were a great resource. I'd watch the A&P ones as primers before class, and the mitosis and meiosis was the best resource i have found on the subject in terms of time investment to understanding ratio.
I was worried when I clicked the title and extremely relieved bu the content. You're a great man Hank
I watched your entire series on Astrophysics/Space on CrashCourse for my into to space final in college... I got a C- on the test, but currently work in the aerospace industry!! You definitely passes on some of your passion to me ❤🚀
Time and time again, we get proof of why benevolence and accessibility are so important and impactful. Thank you for making all this amazing content free for everybody!
Thank you, I needed this! Awesome. Keep doing what you do.
Happy that I can be a patron and help encourage more learning! ❤️
Thank you, Hank, for all you do!
I don’t think I realized how much of a sacrifice you and your team make by making crash course free- and the channel doesn’t have ads, either! So it’s not monetized! Wow! Having free, factual, information openly available like this is so rare in this day and age where scientific articles and studies are locked behind paywalls and subscriptions. Thank you for everything. Genuinely, you’ve made the world a better place.
Yep, Crash Course is one of the main reasons I'm able to learn all the things I should've learned in school but didn't. So thank you to everyone who works on it.
Crash Course is so powerful! I am forever grateful for, and indebted to, all of you!!🥰
I've watched a bunch of Crash Course videos. They were very well done. I don't think I ever used any for classes, I just enjoyed watching them to learn.
Hey Hank I’m really glad you’re still around to continue to do such great work and content. My grandmother who has been on and off chemo for 10 years and passed away a few days ago. It’s been tough but watching your videos and vlogbrothers made me remember to smile. Thank you.
May her memory be a blessing to you and all who knew her. 💚
@@minimarker3 Thank you. It's still very fresh right and now it hurts. I hope to be able to smile in her memory one day.
A-Levels are British Courses where you take 3-4(5 if your insane) subjects in a deep dive for 2 years from 16-18. At the end of the 2 years(right now unfortunately ) there are massive national standardised tests. University offers depend on the results of these exams.
Entirely on the results of exams? What about school grades, entrance exams, extracurricular activities, application essay, interview, legacy, and affirmative action?
@@SamAronow You apply for up to 5 university through a universal application in the autmn term(september - December). Part of this application is a personal statement where you can show these kind of things off this is probably the closest thing to application essay but you only do one for all universities and this is the chance to show off extracurriculars. A small minority of uni's will have an entrance exam and interview but the majority do not.
The universities then decide wheater they want to offer you a place based of this information and your predicted grades and they tell you this usually between january-april. This offer will usually be conditional on meeting these grades in the summer exams. So if you miss the grades in your a-level you dont have the place anymore.
Fantastic advice. Thank you so much. I'll come back to this later.
This is really, really insightful. Thank you.