It's so important for study vloggers to be honest when they're stressed, tired, and preoccupied with their academic assignments because that's REAL. And more importantly: showing how they're trying to deal with all of that

@RubyGranger8

9 күн бұрын

I agree! It's hard to be vulnerable like that, bu so important!

you truly are a rare ruby, used to watch you since you did gcse.....the progress is surreal ....thanks for the motivation

@RubyGranger8

13 күн бұрын

This is so lovely. Thank you for being here for so long xx

The folded copy of the dissertation as a party essential 😂. This made me laugh, in a good way!

@thetiredworm2100

13 күн бұрын

Yes, I love her character XD. Of course no one’s perfect, but I greatly admire the good qualities in Ruby and look up to her. I will be like her one day!

@sude3498

9 күн бұрын

that's so Rory Gilmore of her hahahah

Don't forget you are still young and just starting out in serious academic research. Of course you are going to get stressed but the more you grow and learn the less stressful it becomes. If you enjoy academia don't give up on it just because it can become stressful-so many things in life are stressful. The more you research and write the easier it becomes. Follow your dreams and don't be too hard on yourself. I remember doing honours (20,000 word thesis) straight after undergrad and feeling like a loser. I worked hard and got a first. I then did my MA (40,000 word thesis) and went through ups and downs - doubted myself but worked hard and ended up winning top thesis prize and second in sole author published article. I am now doing my PhD. You will have ups and downs, you will at times doubt yourself and you will at times get stressed but as long as you are enjoying what you are doing and growing then it is all worth it. I am not naturally talented academically but hard work pays off. You will grow and learn the more you delve into it. If you have a passion for research don't let the times of stress stop you; all professions have their amount of stress.

@user-pv6tb2mh2z

13 күн бұрын

As an academic of 25+ years, I wholeheartedly concur!! ❤️

@freshdogturds

12 күн бұрын

On the other hand, doing a poo is possibly even more enjoyable, whilst also being less effort. Do not lose perspective of what is truly important in life.

I love that your new planner colors are basically the house colors of a certain magical school

@RubyGranger8

13 күн бұрын

The way I didn’t even realise! I love that 🙈

@psychology4introverts

12 күн бұрын

Do you already know when it will come out? 🤩 Can't wait to get my Ravenclaw version. Also: I also use the bottomless bag for going out, I got the same one and I swear, the more I use it the more deeper and magical it becomes! 😇 I haven't watched your first year of videos yet, but you must be a Ravenclaw as well, right? Also big congrats on handing in the dissertation, I'm about to start my bachelor thesis and I'm already obsessed with it 😆

Great job Ruby!! I’ve been following for years (you’re a bit ahead of me in school) and I’ve always looked up to you. So proud to see all that you’ve accomplished!!

@RubyGranger8

13 күн бұрын

This is so lovely to read! Thank you!

I completely understand the level of stress you were in and it is lovely to see your honesty about the amount of hard work required in academia and the pressure to succeed. But do not let that stop you. We develop coping mechanisms and build community with our peers working through our PhD (if you decide to pursue one). There are moments of great joy and it can be really rewarding! And there is no happy place like a library! Congratulations on submitting! This is a great achievement!

When feeling overwhelmed, immerse in the grass, the cool English lea that sprawls as a soft blanket. Take deep breaths. William Wordsworth will be so proud you. Take care of yourself Ruby!

@RubyGranger8

13 күн бұрын

Nature is the most healing balm ❤

@joelharris4399

13 күн бұрын

@@RubyGranger8 You are most correct Ruby. I appreciate that you appreciate poetry. It's like Beethoven for the soul. I wish you the very best Ruby. From Joel, the poet🥰🙏🌻

Ruby, you show so much courage, to make yourself vulnerable, in these last anxious days before submission of your dissertation. I just wanted to give you a hug! Be kind to yourself, all will be well! With Love, sue xxx

im 21 and have watched you since YOUR gcses. for a few reasons, my alevels ruined me. i got a place at st andrews and have to reject it. for a few other reasons, im glad i made that choice. but wow you really help me be myself and maintain my nerdy charm while working a 9-5. i remember going to oxford uni in year 10 on a school trip and it really did feel magical. anyways im rambling lol. you really help me stay true to myself :)) thank u so much for that!

I am so looking forward to seeing you rested, well fed, well hydrated, in nature, in your next video. Thank you.

Good luck, Ruby! I am sure you will do well :)

I completed two Master's degrees and part of a PhD program before realizing that I did not want to pursue the tenured professor path. There were several reasons for this (including some personal ones), but a lot of it was actually seeing parts of the path/process as a graduate student (the visiting faculty candidates who were interviewing for jobs, the years of work that go into earning tenure or not earning tenure, and also the expectations for service and advancement for tenured faculty) and realizing that although I loved critical reading, research, and writing, there's a lot more to the job than that. I think that to be successful in academia, you definitely have to develop resilience to stress because there will be new and difficult challenges for many years, after you finish the exams and papers.

Congratulations on completing your dissertation! It is such a major accomplishment and I’m sure that you did better than you were feeling at times. Remember that you are/were a student trying to persuade people whose lives are in academics, specifically on your topic. Your dissertation is trying to teach them something. That is what makes it such a difficult task. I had to do hour-long presentations to 2 universitity’s specialized departments as a novice in the field and thinking there is no way I can teach these folks anything. But you will surprise yourself. ❤🎉

Hello, Ruby! So happy for you to have persevered through this important week. It took me back to all the emotions of the last week of my Masters in Counseling and the final submission of my Masters Thesis(what we call it in the US as dissertations are typically for PhD). My eldest daughter, who is just a few years younger than you, and I have been following you for about a year and have really enjoyed your journey. I understand what you mean about contemplating stepping out of academia for a time. You may not feel that way forever, however( as a crisis and trauma counselor) I would recommend after 5 years of schooling that you do step away for at least 6 months to a year to give your body and mind a respite and reset. This will be so very good for your nervous system. You will come back to academia, should you choose to do so, all the stronger for it and it will give the mental space for even more original thought and creativity. You are such a doll and I hope you will continue to post your life and progress. We are cheering you on!

taking your dissertation with you is so relatable 😭 when i needed a break, i was taking my notes with me everywhere, even if it was just a little paper, so i could feel... comforted? at ease? idk how to name it, but yeah 🫠 (i love your videos sooo so much, im cheering for you always 🥺💙)

always love your videos Ruby! they feel so therapeutic💗

I’m currently working on my own dissertation.. thank you so much for being so motivational Ruby, and congrats on submitting your work!

Omg I’m so excited for the blue planner!!! Thank you, Ruby!

You're such an inspiration, Ruby. I've been watching you for years now and I'm so proud of how far you have come. I'm a university student currently studying theatre/acting. Still, there has always been a part of me that dreams of studying history at Oxford University, rowing with the Oxford Rowing Club, running along the Thames by Folly Bridge and spending time studying in the Duke Humfrey's library. Seeing you achieve what you have always aspired to achieve motivates and inspires me every day. xx

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU RUBY. You're handling it all together, keeping it all glued despite the STRESS. I LOVE YOU ❤️

Wow. You worked so hard . Good job. It was a little stressful to watch the video. The panic was mounting. You persevered. ❤

Just want to say I am so proud of you! I can fully understand what you felt in your last days befor dissertation and i hope you take your time now to relax and enjoy summer. You inspire us to work hard but also show us hard and stressful times which is part of life as well. I am here for 8 years and I’m always happy to come back to your videos. Lots of love from Warsaw! ❤

Good luck Ruby. We're all rooting for you. X😊🤞🍀❤

Massive congratulations on completing your dissertation. Huge achievement and I’m so happy to have been able to follow your journey from high school to under graduate to post graduate study. You have helped me so much during my masters degree and I got 87% or a high distinction (top grade in Australia) for my last subject! ❤❤

Minor point but Elizabeth was Mary Queen of Scots’ cousin not sister!

i'm 2 exams away from completing my first year of uni (it's very cutthroat in my country, only 30% of us make it into year 2). thank you for this motivation, i can't wait for exams to be over!! you've grown so much since i first watched your videos and i have too, progress is a lovely thing

Congrats on completing your dissertation, Ruby!

Good luck Ruby! You’re amazing! 📖📚📓💕

You have been on a journey and submission of your work is your destination. You can’t control anything after you arrive. Thanks for taking us with you we have learned so much. Sending congratulations on the climb I hope the view will be wonderful and vast and beautiful and full of opportunities for more extraordinary journeys. You are so extraordinary in your ordinaryness . Xxxxx❤

Thank you for uploading on a stressful week

Just did a rewatch of your lockdown 'era' videos, have loved watching you for so long! Congratulations on achieving all you have, love watching you thrive! :):)

Hi Ruby! I can totally relate to that feeling of something mattering so much, but in the end it all works out!! I can relate to writing a paper over a long term too; I put everything I could into that thesis and threw every question I could at it so it was sound. Congratulations on finishing the year strong and thanks for encouraging me in my own projects!

Ha, I audibly gasped with glee when I saw the Calico Critters. My childhood toy! I loved the way they looked like they were being used. Anyway, good luck! I definitely relate to the mood swings with your essay. ❤

AHH Ruby, I think you are great. I love watching your videos. I especially love the little bits of history you teach us. I've learnt so much through you. 💕

I million thanks to your videos, for motivating me to continue and persevere doing academic research, and also to finally pursue my PhD. 💖

not me crying while watching this video. I'm also in the last phase of my master thesis and feel super stressed. you are speaking out of my soul. congrats of completing your dissertation!

Good luck Ruby, I have faith in you !

Good luck with your dissertation Ruby. You are truly amazing. Luv yr videos👍❤❤❤

Congratulations on another achievement Ruby! God bless you always! 🥰🙏

This video is a godsent, Ruby! I was struggling with my dissertation just this morning, even if my struggles are so different from yours (basically, I was doubting my whole idea, thinking that it was not suitable for a MA thesis and got very anxious at the idea of changing it - now fortunately I am calmer an everything feels alright). You have this fantastic ability to make people feel like they are not alone in their struggles. Thank you so so much! Lots of love!

@RubyGranger8

9 күн бұрын

That means SO much to read. Thank you so much for commenting this. And I'm pleased that you're feeling a little better about your dissertation, though also sorry that you're feeling like that... you've got this xx

Strong work Ruby-it encourages/motivates us all.

Seeing someone as studious and hardworking as Ruby gives me some hope that i can finally finish my finals project next year. It gives me anxiety writing such a large paper but maybe i can just do it knowing great students also have self doubt. Congrats Ruby!

Definitely stress is popping out all over my screen. 🤗. Love your passion for learning.

I was literally searching for a video from you to watch! Perfect timing ❤

@RubyGranger8

13 күн бұрын

Such great timing!

We never had any doubts you would do a fantastic job!

I feel so proud!! it feels like last year I was watching you in school trying to gather strength to work hard like you do but somehow that was a long time ago and you’re already handing your dissertation in…… you will excel because you are hardworking and clever and put so much care into what you set out to do - and I’ll be happy to watch succeed now as I was back then ❤

Feels so good watching this post graduation…. Excited for your next journey what ever it may be ❤☺️

I can't believe I have been watching since 2017... Back then, you were still in grade school and now you're graduating with your Masters!!! It's so lovely having been able to see you change in small and great ways as you make your way in the world. You honestly got me through college with your study and motivational tips and advice. May you be happy and safe and at peace and do things that make you happy always. ♥

you deserve the best! thanks always Ruby!

I appreciate your insights so much Ruby. You are a wealth of knowledge and wisdom just like the libraries you consider your paradise

Hello Ruby, I’ve been watching you for a few years now I believe my sophomore year of high school. And I’m now entering My first year of university. I’ve been following your journey and such an inspiration to me. I’m so happy to see all that you have accomplished. 😊❤️

Regarding the question whether it would matter that someone else had done a similar article/dissertation to you earlier, I think it depends on how long it had been out for, and how long your degree goes for. Having done a doctorate which took 6 years, there was an expectation that even once you had compiled all your literature for the project, you still needed to keep checking if there was anything new that coincided with your project. If I had handed in my dissertation and there was an article or dissertation similar to mine that had come out years prior, it would look like I was not a very good researcher. However, it also depends on how in touch the examiners are with contemporary research on your topic. If they don't know about it, it won't impact your results. All the best for your results and future academic work.

I'm now out of academia after 6 years of studying but your content makes me miss it so much!! Also small side note not to take away from this amazing video (even filming the last days of your diss is so inspirational as I spent most of mine in my room stressed and glued to my laptop) but Mary Queen of Scots was Queen Elizabeth I's cousin - not her sister! You probably knew that and it was just a small mix up but it's important to us Scots! (Elizabeth did also have an older sister called Mary who was Queen in England after their father's death). Very interesting to learn about her embroidery - I know she was also a fan of golf!

@RubyGranger8

9 күн бұрын

I'm so sorry for the mistake! I realised as soon as I uploaded, very annoyingly! I don't know why I said it haha! Thank you so much for the correction though, because it's a big mistake and an important one to remedy!

Wishing you the best of luck! You have been a major inspiration to me and encouraged me to work hard in all that I do, so thank you. (Can't wait for the Academic Planner to come out by the way!) :)

ahh here in the first minute!! Looking forward to this vid Ruby :) 💗💗💗

19:40. Last time I checked they weren't sisters.

I felt your stress! Good luck!

Congratulations, Ruby!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

You are very inspiring, I hope everything works out for you!

Remember to enjoy these moments. Remember all you taught us about not seeking perfection and validation in school. We are too old now to be so stressed about being 'perfect' :) I think Oxford is a place where the super-high level of all intellectual work puts an immense pressure on people to go way beyond their optimal area of development. This can be good if one was lazy before, but it can be bad for people who were already hard workers but are way too sensitive to feedback...Keep your inner beauty alive and enjoy everything that happens, including the emotions of stress :) We love you and keep you in our prayers.

Just a quick note that Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I were cousins 😉 The queen known as Bloody Mary was a half-sister to Elizabeth I. Bloody Mary imprisoned Elizabeth when she was on the throne, and Elizabeth imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots 🙂

Already watched this video twice 😂. Your stress gives me motivation

I understand the stress, but I’m sure everything will be fine. I managed to get a first class hons and a masters distinction in my 50s, (I’m now in my 70s), while holding down a part time paid job and looking after a home, family and 2 cats. I must admit I burnt a lot of midnight oil and often went into work at 7am to get quiet reading done, but being super efficient with notes and using wide, but targeted reading definitely helped.

@amelia2656

13 күн бұрын

I so agree with one of the other comments. It was terribly important to take a break and do something completely different. I really missed the studying, research, assignments, (not the exams), but in the end I didn’t do the PhD and I have never regretted that decision.

I finished my masters last October and there is genuinely nothing like the last week before submission 😮‍💨 I totally agree when you said it feels like you’re not actually doing anything and I was sick of reading mine towards the end and was glad to see the back of it (I must admit post-grad that I do miss writing essays and the stress that came along with it)

Can't wait to see the new colors in planner

Hello Ruby, I felt it when you were talking about finding a paper that says the same thing as yours one day before the due date (i've sumbitted my Master's degree thesis recently). If there is no diffference in the results at all, there is still a high chance that the research method of your paper is different, so I would refer to it in the litterature review as a one of the existing research on this topic and would say that the aim of my paper is to confirm these results from another point of view 😊

You always had this Ruby 😊

Nice Atmosphere 🖤🥀

oh my god, under a minute! anyways. Hi Ruby! Im a new subscriber and your videos are really calming and motivating. Keep up the good work and good luck!

@RubyGranger8

13 күн бұрын

Ahh thank you for being here!

15:14 you could review their sources and that would give you a very good idea how much their work differs from yours (this almost happened to me once when researching Paxton's Crystal Palace 😂), you could also use it as a source and point out how your research contends, updates or complements that previous work, there's nothing wrong with that in academia. I feel we're always pushed to do "new innovative research" but we also need research that takes from previous work and updates it. Also one shouldn't have that problem if you were thorough in the state-of-the-art phase (unless the publication is very recent, that would be very bad luck)

I guess the confidence of hard-working people comes from understanding that even if they are imperfect, it is still ok. It is still worth it. Everything in academia is just a game that is meant to develop your skills, not just intellectual skills, but also self-acceptance skills (own imperfection-acceptance skills).

Well done, you worked hard, thanks for sharing it with us. :)

I can relate to your situation. I've gone through this stage twice - undergraduate and postgraduate. My dissertation was more of proof of concept projects as I studied design and I had to document everything and write detailed explanations to my creative pieces and process. I'm good with making stuff but clumsy with documentation😅. Also I going to be pursuing my master's abroad in design again this year so my foreign uni dissertation will be the final episode/climax in my design education. Right now I have sufficient time to brainstorm relevant opportunities so that I'll be prepared rather panic.

Awesome video ruby

I love Hermiones bag that you were wearing!

Oops - Mary, Queen of Scots was cousin not sister to Elizabeth I. Queen Mary Tudor was the sister. Just a slight error, methinks!

@richardwalter1357

13 күн бұрын

Second cousin…..

@idolivercampos

13 күн бұрын

YES, ​@@richardwalter1357

It’s lovely you’ve made such nice friends at university! 🥰

@RubyGranger8

13 күн бұрын

I feel so lucky!

In the hall of the mountain king is such a suiting score for the vlog haha

It’s so weird seeing the high tech sign in, in such an old building and old doors and everything. I feel like it must be striking as otherwise you could feel as if you were there hundreds of years ago

I am currently doing my dissertation for masters too and it is very overwhelming. I help myself by asking myself at intervals, 'what is the worst thing that can happen if I fail?' In reality, while I would be gutted but ultimately it wouldn't negate the experience and learning I have undergone. I would still be able to do a PHD, still get a job in the area. It wouldn't be the end of the world. I tend to catastrophise things lol.

It's my finals week too (just got the exam dates) so this'll be really really helpful

Good luck Ruby

For some reason I really want to make you tea, honestly I'm such a good tea maker 😁

I finished my PhD a month ago and this video just made me realize that I haven't properly processed the stress of the last months 😅

I was working on my master’s thesis during Covid and I really struggled to find source material because there was a language barrier with the primary sources. My partner found a promising title so when the libraries opened again I went to check it out. It was a PhD project. On „my“ thesis. The exact same thing, reasearch question, everything. After a good panic attack and a public crying right there in the library I emailed my supervisor who promptly ghosted me! A lot more chaos went down, a change of supervisors and a completely new research, but in the end I never did the master thesis in the end.

19:37 Mary Queen of Scots was not Queen Elizabeth’s sister.

@RubyGranger8

12 күн бұрын

I know 😭 I actually dont know how I made that mistake in the voiceover and am beyond embarrassed to have spread misinformation like that! Thank you (and others) for pointing it out!

not me thinking you needed Hermione's purple beaded bag when you were folding up your dissertation and then realizing your purse is actually a reproduction of Hermione's bag 😅

Girl I have the opposite stress. I have to write my undergrad thesis that I couldn't care less about by the end of August and it's IMPOSSIBLE to imagine putting any effort into it, however the fact that it's the last thing I have to do is also a smidge motivating💀

Ruby, I congratulate for submitting your dissertation. Writing dissertations are very stressful and difficult, but you did it and you should be happy. When do you know your final results?

I love the book sleeve where you keep your academic planner! I've been looking for a good quality cute book sleeve. Where did you get yours? It's lovely.

I remember when I had finished my master's thesis (clinical psychology, I did a study about sensory processing sensitivity) I felt like Frodo who had just thrown the ring into the blazing fires. You are so relieved but at the same time so destroyed.

@RubyGranger8

9 күн бұрын

that is SUCH a good comparison!

Hi Ruby. I wanted you to know that your voice is soothing and calming especially when I am anxious in doing my thesis. It has helped me to go through my works. Postgraduate is indeed a lonely journey especially when one is taking a fully research track. Also, I wonder how do you manage your time between creative writing, reading and your academics?

Perfect timings I also have a week before my masters dissertation deadline...

You are doing great !! 👍

Great job, you put in so much work for this and should be so proud!! Side note, will you be releasing another academic planner this year?

Just wanted to say a big thank you because I ordered the Pumpkin Productivity academic planner and it is perfect! I have recently finished my PhD in ancient literature and am working on my monograph based off that research and it's due to the publisher soon, I bought the planner as a treat to motivate myself to be productive with it 😄 I'm so happy it arrived so quickly even though I live in Australia - fab customer service!

@RubyGranger8

9 күн бұрын

Ahh I;m so pleased you like it! And that's so exciting about your monograph! You should be so incredibly proud of that!!

@alexandraillios8309

9 күн бұрын

@@RubyGranger8 Thank you so much! Same to you with your academic and literary achievements ☺️

Mary QoS wasn't Elizabeth's sister

@RubyGranger8

9 күн бұрын

I genuinely can't believe I made that mistake when recording haha - I'm sorry for the misinformation x

I love your videos❤what kind of pen do you use?😊

Susanna Clarke has a really strange and lovely story about Mary, Queen of Scots in her short story collection "The Ladies of Grace Adieu." She takes the historical facts about Mary's imprisonment and love of embroidery and weaves in a lot of dry humour and surreal enchantments. It's one of my favourite stories in the collection.