i love that you opened up about losing a passion, even when it's temporary, it's very alarming when something so close to you that gives you meaning is suddenly far away from your mind. i'm so glad you share these things! that's how we progress as a collective - being honest about struggles. but also how you showed your breakthrough and coming back to your passion even stronger than before! i find it very relatable

This Dissertations Diaries series is 𝘴𝘰 helpful to me and my working through my history MA! I'm in the process of making plans to visit the UK to go to the archives this summer for my thesis, and I'm in that bizarre liminal space between excitement and dread (the latter is likely because I'm still trying to turn my 'research area' into a 'research question'). Seeing these diaries and how your ups and downs are very clearly a universal experience for history grads really helps me feel like I'm not out of my depth any more than anyone else, so thank you for these!

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

🥺 thank you for this comment. I am so glad you’re enjoying the series!

Fun Fact: During the Suffragette movement, a Sikh princess was very active in the fight for emancipation.

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

Do you know her name? I’d love to read more on this

@arsalanmalhi9455

7 ай бұрын

Her name was Sofia Duleep Singh. Her father Duleep Singh the boy maharajah of The Punjab was dispossessed of his kingdom after being defeated by the British in the Anglo-Sikh wars. A very interesting story of Duleep Singh and his suffragette daughter Sofia. Sofia was also a contemporary of the leaders of the Indian independence movement and an overall a very interesting woman. Anita Anand from the BBC has done some excellent research into her life.

"it is amazing what it is you can get done when it is quiet and dark." I'm feeling that right now at 5:46 a.m. in Las Vegas! Just finished some book notes and reading in the wee hours! Keep up the good work!!

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

♥️♥️♥️ good luck with your work!

I’ve been watching you for years and glad to say I started my masters at Yale this semester!! Your videos were so helpful!

Your videos are very helpful, as always. Love that you show us the not so shiny parts, because they remind me that this is all worth it. My comps are Thursday and I'm very nervous. Watching your videos help a lot! Hope all is well with you, Moo, and London boy!

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

Fingers are crossed for you!!

I really admire you and all of the work that you do!

Your videos keep me motivated as a fellow PhD student. Thank you for everything you do Kaelyn!

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

I'm so glad!

Hi Kaelyn! Thank you for sharing your dissertation journey. This is the first video of yours that I watched, but it totally inspired some content ideas. I'm studying at Oxford for the Michaelmas Term, but I haven't posted much about my studies as I've been mostly focused on my food and travel content. I mostly share my updates on my blog/email list. But doing some type of diary sounds like a great idea!

Cait’s YT Channel (go subscribe!!): youtube.com/@cait_murphyhurrell?si=pcEz1QHwnjx-b5Ia

i open youtube every day hoping you uploaded a video ^_^ i hope to be like you when i get to college and beyond

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

🥰🥰🥰 this comment makes me so happy

I love your vlogs so much! I'm on this journey too (PhD but in Computer Science) and I feel like you are giving me a warm hug to keep making progress 💕

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

Yes!!!!! You’ve got this ♥️♥️♥️

Great to see how you go about your day. Some people would consider it boring but I feel wonderful about your routine. Cheers, Kaelyn! 😍🤓🥰

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

I love my routine 🥰

Congrats and good luck to Cait! I just had midterms for my Masters and I can't believe how fast the time is flying by! So happy to see the smile back on your face, Kaelyn - glad you found your passion again. I'm sure it's common to lose hope in a program that intense. And I can't wait for the DOW video! I saw a few clips that I am sure are in the show but I only saw it once so I don't remember. (The books were better. Ha!)

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

I loved the DOW books so much!

Best motivator for writing a dissertation is usually adrenaline atleast in my case. It helps me forget I’m even writing something.

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

Agreed 😅 which is why the diss is so hard because there are no set expectations

oooh.. did you buy anything at the stationery shop? It looks lovely! I love that you're looking at popular literature to help round out our dissertation. That is so cool!! Thanks for Cait's YT channel - she will be my third Oxford person to follow. I love living vicariously through all of you! If I can't get my own History PhD, then I'll follow those who are! I hope your time at Oxford is going (or has been) well. What a lovely time of year to be there!

First, love your content such a fan I got this idea from my dissertation chair that was super helpful and it was to write five paragraph essays about whatever topic. It makes it a little bit easier to get all of your ideas out, without having to feel like you’re writing, full on mini papers which could be a little bit overwhelming. It also allows you to have some more opportunity to bridge to five paragraph essays for your dissertation as opposed to one larger paper. Good luck on your journey!

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

Love this

I am currently writing a research paper on Motherhood and Slavery in Beloved by Toni Morrison and I felt so inspired by your work on your dissertation! Thank you so much for the study motivation I always feel after watching your videos.

I was going to ask if you've read or watched A Discovery of Witches since you were at the Bodleian but you have! Looking forward to watching that video.

I love to watch your video. ❤

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I can relate to losing momentum while pursuing my Ph.D. online. Currently, I am working in an environment that is not conducive to studying however I am making arrangements to conduct interviews at my al matar where my love for music education began and is the focus of my dissertation, talk about a full-circle moment.😊 Tfs

Hi! I have watched the video about how to get in Oxford University! Thanks for sharing such valuable information! As I am also in the US college, I am wondering if unofficial transcript is acceptable in the admission process. They say the transcript produced in student self service online systems are acceptable, but I want to ensure that. Thanks !

My PhD is on energy systems but our routine and approach is so similar! :)

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

🥰

Wow nice library, I can stay there whole day

Oh boy, I went into field work this summer (after the first year), and my project exploded (which is excellent, but finding a narrow focus for my second year has been challenging). I wonder if you had a second-year slump in the Phd, and how did you navigate this?

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

I had a three year slump 😅 my question never changed but my approach evolved ten fold

Have you met youtuber Ruby Granger? She is also in Oxford. You two should connect!

Just a quick question how you manage all your notes as i have seen you taking notes digitally. Since you use ipad is there any Android app for such

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

Check out my how to read and take notes like a PhD student video for my system!

6:40 There’s a video essay by Tara Mooknee based on this topic.

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I’ll look it up!

New subscriber. I love your journey, but I am a bit confused. I've watched this video and then the most recent one where you are at UCLA on a PhD journey (Episode 20). Did you transfer from Yale to UCLA? The Oxford journey is just connected to the PhD program, right? I teach college English, so I still want to get my PhD later. These videos in your series are very helpful. Have a great day.

@KaelynGraceApple

16 күн бұрын

I went from community college to UCLA as a transfer student, did my masters at Oxford, am pursuing my PhD at Yale and will begin a research fellowship to complete my dissertation at Cambridge starting in September:)

@reginayfavors

16 күн бұрын

@@KaelynGraceApple Beautiful. I got it. I was a bit confused. I teach at the community college level, so it is nice to see you transition well from that context. Your journey is inspirational. I'm blessed to be a subscriber. Take care.

7:59 Already an awesome topic 🔥

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

♥️♥️♥️

Kaelyn, while you are at Oxford, it would be so nice if you could meet with Ruby Granger!

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

I met her at empowered by Vee last year! She’s lovely

8:16 OMG YES THE BEST THING EVER! Miranda Mills (KZreadr) and you should exchange notes on books and stationery.

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

🥰

Is it worth it? Im getting my master's in history and would like to go for the phd but im not sure if the job market makes it worth it

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

Depends on your goals. I don’t plan to stay in academia

@mialinguia

7 ай бұрын

@@KaelynGraceApple if not academia/tenure, what else is there? Could you do a video possibly on jobs for historians? I know I'd like to publish academic works (which university presses require PhD, but publishing in general does not). I'm thinking of going into the museum research field and most positions only require a master's. However I don't feel like I am an actual "historian" if I don't have the doctorate and a peer reviewed published work...

Where are your glasses from? Xx

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

Warby Parker!

Thanks for the info on the slavery and white womanhood piece. If you haven’t read it, I would highly recommend “They Were Her Property” (Jones-Rogers 2019)

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

Yes! I am very familiar with Jones-Rogers' work! We actually had her come present at my working group last year :)

@Betmas2

7 ай бұрын

@@KaelynGraceApple amazing. 🙏🏻 thanks so much for all your content.

Dr Diana Bishop vibes

People think being a Content Creator is frivolous but it’s mostly editing and hating everything you’ve made while also trying to have fun.

@KaelynGraceApple

7 ай бұрын

Pretty accurate