Silent viewer from Germany here, I am so so happy for you. I remember, how you were upset that you didn't get accepted for your Bachelors and there you go - look how life turns up! Very very happy for you!
The utter definition of success is being rejected from Oxford 6 years ago and now having a cup of your own blend of tea (candle-lit) in the halls of Oxford. Thank you for this amazing journey Ruby, and remember that Oxford now has a place on your shelf of triumphs, but Exetter deserves a special place in your heart.
NOW THAT’S A STORY ARC - GIRL IVE BEEN AROUND SINCE YOU WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL!! THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE! LIFE NEVER TAKES THE PATH WE EXPECT IT TO, BUT IT ALWAYS GIVES US WHAT WE NEED!
Same! Been watching her since she was doing her Hermione Granger videos. Broke my heart to see her crying in that first Oxford video. Love to see her story come full circle 🥰
I am a 37 year man from South Africa and have been following your channel since your A-level days. You and the 'study-youtube" community at the time motivated me so much and I got my first degree at 32. This achievement of yours is beautiful to witness and I am so genuinely happy for you. I am looking forward to the journey you are about to take us on with you. Thank you for sharing your life online with us. I wish you all the best at Oxford, you deserve this ;)
I've never left any comment on any UA-cam video, ever. But this compelled me to. I haven't watched the vid yet but the thumbnail made me so ridiculously happy Ruby, and as dramatic as it sounds, I am on the verge of tears. Watching you for years has felt like watching a big sister guiding me. Even a personal accomplishment wouldn't have made me this happy. You deserve this so, so much. Congrats and wishing you all the best ahead! I'm gonna go celebrate this now! :)
Lord Jesus! My dear Ruby!! You can't imagine how emotional I got when I saw the video title!!! You did it! Remember that little Ruby who cried and got depressed over Oxford's rejection? You definitely transformed yourself into a more mature&thoughtful lady during the past years, I'm glad to witness your growth; it's the right opportunity offered to the right person this time! looking forward to your new journey in Oxford! Please, be happy, and enjoy! I like you very much. (Love you from China, heart heart heart)
@@RubyGranger8 People still get excited after getting into UNI? Universities are simply money making businesses that dont add much value.During my first day in Uni-i regretted it but it was too late as i had paid the fees.Then spent 2 horrible years there and wasted my life and money
@@goldenboyi1989 Huh? Of course people do, I did. Its a personally achievement. Something this time last year I never thought I'd be capable of. Do not dimmish peoples dreams or ambitions/success. Please
@@goldenboyi1989 in most parts of the world universities are completely free and are purely academic institutions, they're not money-making businesses everywhere. People are allowed to value academic achievement and be happy about getting into a dream school and studying towards a degree.
I’m shedding tears of joy ❤ I’m 30 years old studying English Literature. I also have a full time job and adult responsibilities. At times I feel like I’m running so behind on life, and that I should know lots of things by now that I don’t. You are such an inspiration and I’m so happy I’ll continue having you as my virtual academic pal. You will rock Oxford! Congratulations!
I’m 31 years old in a masters in English program. I got my bachelors in English Language and Literature. Are you currently getting your bachelors or your masters? Either way, studying English and literature is no easy feat and I wish you all the best in your journey.
@@lovenature1919 Hi! It’s an online program. It’s designed specially for those with full time jobs. I do go to campus but only once a week. By adult responsibilities I mean bills to pay, errands to run etc.
Long time lurker, here. I remember thinking when you were rejected and then later when you were able to pick yourself up, “wow, now I don’t have to worry about Ruby.” It made me realize that I had worried about you and that you were much more of a whole person than you even knew. Now it’s come full circle and I am so happy for you. Savor and experience every bit of it. Bravo!
Congrats! I'm a 29 year old girl from Argentina. Right now I'm going through Chemo (Lyphoma) so I had to take a little break from my degree. I'm on my last year of Literature degree, you really inspired me through the years. Thanks for everything you share to us. And to everyone who thinks not getting to your dream uni/college, don't panic, maybe it's not your time yet, maybe you need to do something else before you can, I truly assure you: it's not the end of the world. Good luck to everyone and I really wish you all the best❤
So happy for you. I remember watching you get sad over not getting into Oxford for your Bachelors. Knowing you got into Oxford for your masters, I am extremely happy for you. Congratulations! 😊
I’m perhaps not your target demographic for your videos (at 44), but I’m so happy for you. I’ve followed your academic journey throughout and it’s wonderful to see you’ve finally made it to Oxford. Congratulations, Ruby. 👏
I got rejected from Oxford just over a year ago and now I am over half way through my first year at Imperial College London. I went and visited Oxford last Friday and I was less heartbroken than I thought I would be, even as I walked around the college I had been rejected by and was in awe of how beautiful it was. I think that everything shapes us, the places we are in and the people we meet, and the experiences I have lived have made me me. Before coming to Imperial, I was certain that I would reapply to Oxford for my masters or phd, but now, I much more feel that I should just apply to the programme that most fits with what I want to be doing at the time and I feel must less fixated on the idea of Oxford. Really, who can say what is in the future? Anyways, HUGE CONGRATULATIONS RUBY, I’m sure you’ll have a splendid time there.
rejected by Oxbridge now attending Imperial. You're the third person I've met in the comments who's done this. It's the best club to be in (2nd year physics)
This is the perspective which needs to be taken, we have too much of a fixation with prestige and status in our society but its starting to dwindle down now
@@jamesrowntree It looks very modern. People who attend this university should make videos about it. At first glance looks like a university that tries to create good conditions and infrastructure for students. Ne campus of my very old medevial university actually looks a bit like this. And it was a huge investment that I have watched being built. So anyone looking at Imperial College London can be sure that maybe it doesn't have this medevial charm yet it wasn't cheap to build. That's for sure. As for medevial charm- at my uni we experienced parts of ceiling fall off on our heads once, a lecture room closed due to new discovery of some fresco since our lecture room once was a part of a chapel, flooding of the archive due to changes of ground levels since medevial times and the undeground parts getting closer to current street levels what required students to evacutate the content of the archive carryin heavy, yes centuries old manuscripts out for the museum to save them. Wheareas on our modern campus people enjoyed having elevators, warmer rooms in winter, no ceiling falliing off on their head and even window blinds havng a remote control. So yes, modern maybe doesn't look like Hogwart but it offers some comfy solutions. However I don't regret studying in medevial buildings and if given a chance I would probably enjoy it again. But I think we should not disregard modern campuses as well. My cousin studied and our new campus, designed especially for her biotech studies- entire new wing built with this in mind and she could not complain. For natural sciences and technical studies modern campus is probably better. Especially if you are supposed to have classes in a lab. It usually means more modern equipment easier to work with as well.
Congratulations. You’re arguably at an even better university. Imperial is fantastic. An undergrad admission is totally different to a post grad admission especially for Cambridge or Oxford. There are many universities that do much better MAs than Oxford it’s also not the same re the doors an Oxford undergrad can open. It’s not necessarily fair but it’s one of those things vis-a-vis the establishment and opportunities re who you meet at Oxford, how that can play out and how alumni favour their own. The Civil Service, the City and the BBC are some of the worst offenders. Kings College London and a number of other unis are particularly highly regarded for an MA. Oxford does not enjoy superior status for English Lit Masters. Oxford needs the MA fees and fights for MA students just as other universities do. It’s a different market. It’s the undergraduate degrees that still carry that status, just as Ivy League universities in America do.
Congratulations!!!! I went to Oxford for one year as a visiting student (I am from Germany), I was accepted at St. Anne’s College for Classical Archaeology & Ancient History. My weekly tutorial was at Brasenose College right next to Rad Cam. It was like a dream. This was in 2008 and to this day this year still is one of the highlights of my life. Academically and personally it was one of the best years in my life and I hope you will have an amazing experience as well!
I am so proud of you! You did it! 🎉 I have just received a job in the NHS, I couldn’t be prouder of my success, let’s share the positive stories guys ❤
Anywhere you work that gives you joy and satisfaction is a positive vibe in your life. Subconsciously, it helps elevate you to a different level. Congrats to all!
I'm so happy for you , Ruby . You've wanted to go there since you were a child . You deserved it, Ruby . And yes failure is not the opposite of success , it is the part of success.
Silent viewer from the United States, but I cannot express how excited I am for you and how much of your own academic journey has inspired me on my own. Anytime I am having a tough day in my master’s program I always think about your video where you discussed perspective, and how education is something we “get” to do, and not something we “have” to do. What a privilege to study at Oxford!! Congratulations Ruby ❤️
I've been a silent follower for a couple of years now, but as with many others in the comments I feel compelled to write and say a big congratulations! I can't tell you how much your videos have inspired me and simply "kept me company" over the past couple of years as I am the same age as you, was studying for my bachelor's degree at the same time and share a lot of your interests. Hence I can totally relate to the feeling of "vast blank space" after graduation and am really happy that your hard work has enabled you to look forward to more structure in the near future. Currently trying to work out my own post-grad goals and plans so I'm looking forward to continuing to grow and sort through life alongside you as silly as it sounds!
IKR!!! ALSO, I watched both of your videos ever since highschool era and look at how both of you have grown (while I was that younger enthusiastic plant looking up to you both) 😭💛 so happy for you BOTH and I goddamn look forward to seeing you achieve great things in life!~
Woah! Younger I used to watch your vids an i remember how much you inspired me to read more. I remember how disappointed I felt when you got rejected. Then for some reason I stopped watching your videos and didn’t know much of what you were up to. and this one suddenly popped out. I’m so happy for you, Ruby!
When I first started watching you I had dropped out of high school. I didn't know what to study in university. Actually I didn't know if I'd be going to university at all. But watching your videos I realized that I liked English Literature and I'm a first year student now. I'm so happy that we could be a part of your journey. And I'm so happy that you got in. I hope you have great time and learn a lot. Thank you for sharing this with us 💖
This video really touched me. I'm 24 and finished my bachelor's over a year ago now. When I first finished I, too, had this vast openness that I had no idea how to handle. Taking a year off was the best decision I could have made. I decided that I wouldn't go for a master's in my subject and am instead starting to apply to another bachelor's program, in a different country, in an entirely different subject. Getting past the fear of "starting over" again at 24 has been challenging, but it's good to remember that following my gut is the best choice I can make for myself and my future mental well-being. I have found it can be very isolating to think that I am the only person experiencing challenges or setbacks so thank you for talking about your own experience with failure. I can't wait to watch your Oxford videos - congratulations on getting in!
Aleisha, what was your first degree and what have you changed to now? Also, 24 is young! Do not worry about starting afresh now. I'm 40 and starting a new career very soon. The most important thing to follow your soul ❤ What is life otherwise? Enjoy and I hope to hear back from you xxx
I’m turning 23 this year and finishing up my current degree. I also want to start a new degree next year in something that i actually enjoy, and the fear of starting over at 24 while everyone around me will be 19 or 20 is very scary. My friend is currently 25 and started studying a new degree as well, so reading your story and hearing about hers as been so helpful. Thank u for sharing it ✨
@@ababy6074 Hi Ababy, I have a dual degree in psychology, literature and creative writing with a minor in religion. I'm planning to shift into personnel management - so very different! Thank you - I agree about following your soul. Congratulations on your new career!
Congratulations, Ruby, on being accepted to Oxford! You’re in good company with one of University’s most famous 20th century alumni, C S Lewis, author of the Narnia books and many works of theology, including The Screwtape Letters. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. Only God knows where this experience will take you!
I am about to finish my first year of my PhD in Hispanic lit at a school that rejected me for undergrad, so this video really spoke to me. For anyone who might be encountering a lot of rejection in their life right now, know that rejection is not an indicator of your worth as a human. I am a firm believer that everything works itself out, even if its not in the immediate future.
Yay! I knew that you would apply for your Masters at Oxford and get in. I couldn’t be more excited for you and your family. I know how disappointed you were about the rejection previously but you have grown so much since that time. You didn’t let adversity stand in your way. Instead you were a strong woman who has put a tremendous effort into yourself, both academically, through the stationary business, and through your social media presence. You’ve learned so much about what you want to study that I’m certain your enthusiasm and achievements were clear to the faculty. Congratulations and I look forward to following your journey. 🔥❤️🎉😎📚
The way ruby composing herself despite this enormous success makes my heart melt. I ve seen her rejection videos multiple times everytime i couldn't add up to the academic standards, just to calm myself. It took some time for me to learn how to compose and reflect properly over life's failure. But what makes this video special and amazing is the way she manages this mammoth success. It takes so much maturity for a person, to wait, reflect and share a video like this. I have learned a lot and is learning from you. Really proud of u. All the best for oxford, ruby..
Congratulations, Ruby! Oxford... so much inspiration in one place. I am currently doing my Ph.D., and through my academic journey, I confirmed that undergraduate studies have a personal impact on students and that graduate studies shape you professionally (by holding tightly to the character that you have built as an undergrad). That is why it makes sense to finish your undergrad in a smaller school and shoot for the big ones on a graduate level. You are going to do great - through all your love for academia and all the effort you put in every day, you absolutely deserve it!
Congratulations!!! As someone who also faced rejection from university, your videos back then helped me a lot. Its so nice to see how much you have evolved! This is a great achievement, so enjoy your time in Oxford as much as you can ❤
you're absolutely right about failure. I've found that having failed a lot in my teens early 20s has helped me more in a lot of ways than success would have. I'm so happy for you, congratulations
Another silent viewer from Ukraine, I am sending you rays of joy and happiness, may this time in Oxford bring you all the excitement it can, I am so happy for you! You've gone a long way to achieve that, so keep going
Congratulations, Ruby! I am a university lecturer from Poland, teaching and researching Russian literature. Your videos are truly inspirational. Good luck in Oxford!
I'm so proud of you Ruby, you are conquering your dreams! You have inspired me to become a better student and now I am conquering my dreams to study Chinese at one of the best universities in China, your spirit and words have touched so many lives and hearts if you could only knew. I still remember the videos about your routines for high school and you talking about you dream to get into Oxford, everything has a reason, and you have been working so hard for it, you deserve all the best, you are one of the sweetest human being I know, blessings and good wishes from Brazil ❤ 🎉
I am so unbelievably happy for you! It's not often I cry tears of joy for a UA-cam. . . I cannot wait to continue to follow and support your next academic step and live vicariously through you in Oxford. Congratulations - you deserve it xxx
I’m finishing up a masters in library and information science this may, and I was just rejected by my institution for a masters in history. I was worried about how a rejection might hit me, but I was surprised to find that finally at 27 years old this failure didn’t feel like the end of the world. I’m applying for librarian jobs now and I’m still excited for the future. I want to extend the warmest of congratulations to you on your acceptance into your preferred program! It’s been so sweet watching and studying alongside you these several years.
As a Chinese audience member who has been following your journey for nearly five years, I am delighted to see that you have been accepted to Oxford University. It's amazing to see how we have all grown throughout this process, and I have been following your sharing since high school. Your dedication to reading has had a profound impact on me. I have experienced rejection from a university I hoped to attend too. Now I am y working towards my undergraduate degree. Your sharing brings me happiness, and I sincerely wish that you will be able to achieve everything you want in your new course. Additionally, I hope that I can find a clearer path forward for myself and that we can continue to grow together.
I can't even express how happy I am for you! I felt like I was on the same journey as you because I applied for a master's degree at Oxford around the same time you applied for your bachelor's degree. I got rejected as well, but it was okay because life had other plans. I've ended up in a completely unexpected place in life (Norway lol), and I couldn't be happier. It has been so wonderful to watch you grow as a person over the years, and I can't wait to see what you achieve in the coming years. You deserve all the happiness and success!!
Your reaction to Oxford is my reaction to Aberdeen. I applied to Leicester, Essex Leeds and Southampton because they're somewhat easier to get into, and I got into all of them, what I applied to for fun, because I didn't think I'd get into was Aberdeen in Scotland. I'm so so so excited and happy that I got into my dream school!! Its such a weirdand scary but fun feeling!
Congratulations Ruby! As one commenter said- “I’m not your target viewer- at 65 you remind me of my younger self with the enthusiasm learning and new opportunities bring. It has fed a lifetime of learning albeit not always in a brick and mortar environment. The love of books is a great connection. I probably identify with your mom in the sheer pleasure our children bring us witnessing their successes! My son recently achieved his PhD and I am over the moon with happiness. Well done Ruby!! Enjoy the moment !
I've just returned from a one-month internship in the UK, which included a wonderful but very brief visit to Oxford. I'm so excited to see more of the city on your channel from now on! I'm already smiling as I see familiar (and so beautiful) streets and buildings🥰 Congratulations on this achievement and fingers crossed for all your projects and challenging adventures!🥳
Oops, I didn't wait until the end of the video. So my academic journey also began with a failure. In high school, I changed my course from bio-chem to humanities because I wanted to become an actress🎭 But I was rejected twice by four drama schools. In the meantime I started theatre studies and in my second year I did an amazing internship in one of the musical theatres. I fell in love with this kind of performance and now I'm in the second year of my PhD, researching original Polish musicals✨
I really love your videos because they are full of joy and wisdom. I didn't get accepted into university some years ago and the failure was really hard to manage for me, I was really depressed because it was everything I wanted at that time. I had been doing really well at school, so I hoped I would get to that university. I tried a year later and I was successful this time but thank to that failure I'm more resistant for other failures I must face. I got my Bachelor's degree some years ago, I got accepted to study Master's degree but for the last few months I struggle with mental problems which doesn't let me finish my studies or even get a job. Sometimes it even seems impossible to get up from a bed... and it's hard to deal with the thoughts that other people see me as a lazy person, not the one that is struggling with illness. But your videos really motivate me to get up and be productive (or just to do anything) and I know that not everything must go as planned so I must focus on my health right now, not on my failures or other people's opinions. Thank you so much for that
Congrats!!!! I am silent viewer from China, but studying in Australia now. I am so happy for you and so proud of you!!! 🎉We will achieve our goals and arrive our ideal destinations, no matter how tortuous the process may be, only if we believe that we could make it and work hard. Hope you enjoy your time in Oxford. ❤
Ruby! I know I am 7 months late to the party but CONGRATS!!! I had a very similar experience to you, got rejected for Undergrad and then accepted for a Masters and soaked in every minute of it. However, oddly enough, the year did not shape up nearly as amazing as my 13 year old self had always imagined and that was a very valuable life lesson for me. I hope you are having an amazing time, you so so so deserve it.
Congratulations! Totally agree with your comment about failure! I, too, was rejected from Oxford - but subsequently accepted (rejected for English lit, accepted for modern languages). I honestly think I appreciated my time there all the more for it. Always grateful for the experience there, and wish I could do it all over again. Fond memories of nights studying in the gorgeous libraries. There is nothing quite like it. Good luck on your studies!
Ooh! This is so exciting!! I’m so proud of you Ruby for everything you’ve gone through and everything you’ve achieved to get here, you have 100% earned your place there and I couldn’t be happier for you. It’s so big of you to acknowledge your failure and recognise that there is more to life than academics and school and that you are not worth any less, because of failure and that it is a necessary, hard part of life and human nature that is difficult to accept . You are one of the most amazing, kindest, hardworking people I know and I wish you all the happiness and love in the world xx
Now i have watched it all...Well deserved I must say. I agree with you that now at this stage in your life, studying at Oxford will be better absorbed into your identity, whereas before at the undergrad level maybe it would have engulfed you instead of empower you. I definitely think that you are in a very good position to make the best of this or any equivalent study programme and I am sure that you will thoroughly enjoy the experience. It will help you further advance as a writer and researcher and as a person. We are proud and happy for you!! So interesting to be watching the making of a writer....throughout all these years....Congrats again !!
Congratulations! On getting into Oxford, you deserve it. I hope your time at your new school is filled with great memories, new lifelong friends, satisfying passing grades, good food, and finally many UA-cam videos because we want to see your life there.
I’m so so so happy for you, Ruby. I,m a silent viewer from Taiwan, and have been watching your videos for a long time. I’ve been seeing you as like my little sister, couldn’t be more excited for you when I see this wonderful news! Congrats Ruby!
i can't even begin to describe how much you inspired me to take my life more seriously, i have been a consistent subscriber and fan of yours for more than 4 years now, and you were a big role model for me since the beginning, i changed from a goal-less person to someone who never hesitates to push himself to the furthest extents to be the best at everything i do, before watching you i sometimes almost fail at my terms, but now i am one if not the best performing students at my faculty... thank you ruby and thanks to this community as a whole. 🙂
Congratulations, Ruby!! I'm in my first year of medical school. I will never forget the moment I got in and realized that I would be getting to fulfill a dream I'd been working towards for so many years, and it's amazing to get to see you living that moment, too. :D As you said, it's been incredible to see how you've grown academically and to be growing alongside you.
Congratulations Ruby! I’m mostly a silent viewer, but I found your channel when you were finishing your A Levels. The absolute joy and excitement I had when I opened UA-cam and saw the title was something I had to share with you. I wish you all the best and can’t wait to follow you on your journey! Congrats again, it is so well deserved! ❤️
So happy for you, been watching since before you started uni! I’ve just been accepted for a summer research fellowship at my university (following a rejection for a separate internship that I really wanted) and I could not be more excited. One of my favorite quotes to tell myself right now is, “Everything that is meant for you will not pass you by.” 💞
A hearty congratulations, Ruby! 🎉🎉 What exciting news! I can relate with the surprise and excitement you expressed vis-à-vis learning about/celebrating such an offer... since I got an offer to do my MPhil as well in January, but in History at Cambridge! (One of my profs actually poured me some scotch for me when I told him the news!) Sadly, the sky-high costs mean that I sadly cannot accept 😢, which is a real shame and I've had to make peace with that reality..., but I was/am still filled with so much pride for my accomplishment, as you most certainly are as well re: your own acceptance! Congratulations once again! 🎉🎉 All the best from Vancouver, Canada!🌲🏔🇨🇦
Just wanted to pass on a gentle reminder that your smile generates a beacon of light for the world to see The beauty within. Congratulations and many thanks for making the world a better place.
Ruby, congratulations on getting into Oxford, this is incredible news! As someone who first got rejected from Cambridge and was then accepted into Oxford, I know how much more the success means following the initial failure. I enjoy watching your videos to de-stress while studying at Oxford (I read music), so it’s incredible you’ll actually be studying and vlogging there next year! Also, Jesus is a great choice of college. I have a friend who sings at Jesus college choir (which is non auditioned and super welcoming, would def recommend joining) so I hope I’ll see you around sometime next year! Thank you for continuing to be a wonderful role model both as a student and as a person :)
I didn't realize how long I've been watching you until now. It's been so long, since you were in high school. Now you're off to your masters and i finally got into my undergrad. We're all so proud of you, Ruby!
Ruby, not sure if you could see this, I have been watching you from the very beginning (the summer of my 7th grade, now I am a first year student at uni). I have watched your growth and your determination along the way. I get extra emotional than so many others for this news. Getting recently rejected from Cambridge, this is something I exactly need now, perhaps one day I could get into Oxbridge as you do, this has motivated me to not give up. Thank you Ruby, I am genuinely happy for you. Sending lots of love ❤
I don’t know why but for some reason this made me feel emotional. I’m going to be honest about something I’ve wanted to say so here it goes… I remember feeling triumphant that you hadn’t made it into Oxford. I was insecure with my own academic failure and selfishly took it out on genuine hard working individuals, feeling good when they ‘failed’. Now watching this years later, I only feel complete and utter happiness for you and I hope you get wherever you aspire to be. I’ve finally accepted my flaws and am working on myself, so thank you for helping me realise that about me. Your videos are wonderful and give me a boost whenever I fall back into procrastination. Can’t wait to see the upcoming videos of Oxford!❤
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. instant smile on my face, i used to watch when you were applying for undergrad and sadly i don't watch too much anymore i've never stopped hoping a video like this would come up on my page and it's HERE. i'm so happy for you
I bet Oxford still regret not accepting your undergraduate application. Your prodigious study regime, the promotion you gave to Exeter, not just the university, but the town in general and having it documented in your UA-cam vlogs must have them kicking themselves. I feel you deserve major congratulations on you current achievement. I for one am really happy for you. Thank you for the videos you post, they form a great part of my chill time. I'm so glad you found Scriptum, it is one of my all time favourite shops, along with Bartrum's in Hay-on-Wye.
The university that rejected you four years ago!!! ❤ they remedied it!!! CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ Ive seen it all..Oxford to Exeter and now studying for masters...It became a fulllll circle! I wish you theee besttt!
We have to keep in mind that they can’t accept everyone, no matter how brilliant people get rejected. If the grades are in order people should keep applying, if they truly want the spot! Eventually people will get accepted, it might not be happening, the moment they had dreamed of! My friend studied medicine and is now a doctor, she applied 5 times to her dream education and university. Her mom is also a doctor and she applied 10 times! I study law and applied 2 times. Just make sure the grades are in order and it will happen! I wish more people didn’t view it as a failure and that they shouldn’t apply again...instead shift that mindset and instead shift it to- apply apply apply and apply❤ Another friend wanted to be the first in her family to study at university and she truly struggled to get the basic grades to apply. She also made it and is now a kindergarden teacher😊 Dream and try to execute those dreams!
I’m a year late for this but this is amazing news, I followed you religously as a teen and you helped motivate me alot back then. I was heartbroken when you didn’t get in, now we can all agree that you are a modern successtory- once again you are an inspiration! Cheers to failure and cheers to good fortune 🎆🎇
I started watching you freshmen year of high school and it's crazy to think I am about to wrap up my first year of undergrad. We really have grown. So excited to see your Oxford content and your reflections from it!
I've been folowing you since you were in high school. To see you come so far makes me so proud and inspired, since I am just 2 years behind you. Thank you for sharing your journey with us and motivating us to keep going❤
I feel like crying with happiness for you. We applied for university at the same time three years ago and it was heartbreaking watching your video about being declined. This vlog just seems so full circle and I’m so proud !
I'm smiling so big that I can feel my teeth leaving my face. I am so very happy for you. I remember you from some time ago, and then somehow I stopped watching or something. I think I might have assigned one of your videos for my composition course. Now I have returned. Your channel showed up on my feed, and I have been binge watching the rejection, the preparation, and now the acceptance into Oxford. It's a beautiful thing! I'm a little late, but congratulations!
I have been following you for a year or so and I'm leaving my first comment today because I am so proud of you! There is such joy in you that comes from learning that I truly hope you never lose. Congratulations and well wishes to your continued success! I'll be cheering for you!
I’m just so incredibly happy for you! Watching you since the GCSE’s, this video made much more sense! I was going to apply for master’s in Oxford this year as well, but being an international student it was really hard for my family to afford the expenses… so I decided to go on another path. I’m looking forward to your vlogs from there!
Ruby, I have been watching your videos since well before you began your university journey. I think you've been one of (if not THE) most consistently watched content creators in my life. I cannot say how much you have impacted how I view the act of learning, and perhaps more importantly, have influenced me with the profound sense of gratitude and wonder you seem to carry with you whatever you do. This video made me cry!! I hope you take all of the comments to heart -- we are all so ridiculously proud of you. This feels like a beautiful turn of a chapter. It's been wonderful growing through the academic world alongside you-- I am a year behind you in age so you've always been just a little ahead of me in the high school / university systems, but I recently got accepted into grad school and I am not taking a gap year, so we will be beginning our advanced degrees at the same time! So much love to you! The world is abundant!
Back in 2017, I was at the lowest point of my life in so many ways. Today, I am happier than I've ever been. Being able to look back at how far both of us have come is such a blessing.
Congratulations Ruby! I haven't watched your videos since around 2017-18 and I can't believe how much you (and I!) have grown since then. I was in middle school when I started watching you and saw myself in your passion for learning and Harry Potter. Since then, I've been accepted to a combined BS/MD program (a guaranteed entrance to medical school program) and I'm on track to major in psychology with minors in biology and creative writing. Good luck on all your future endeavours and thank you so very much for being you.
Congrats on your admission to Oxford University. I can imagine it is a miraculous gift,especially after the previous rejection,but you really really deserve a master degree from one the top British universities. Congratulations Ruby!!!!!!
I‘m 22, studying something that I dislike so much, and seeing this made me realize that it’s not to late to do something else. I remember your rejection from Oxford and how understandably sad your were, so this makes me incredibly happy for you Ruby! You deserve it so much, thank you for being an inspiration
I started watching your videos back in the spring of 2020, during lockdown. Since then I've lived two more academic years, graduated from school (in English terms it would be college) and entered the first year of university to study literature. Can't believe the first year is almost over though! I felt really good watching your video around the end of the last academic year -- the one about what comes after graduating. Even though it was a different kind of graduation, I had feelings similar to yours and was very unsure about the choice of university. But I am satisfied now. You have really helped me to keep going and to stay motivated, even when everything feels unstable and uncertain
Congratulations, darling Ruby! As a long time viewer of your impeccable commitment to education, this comes as no surprise to me. Very well deserved you powerful lady. Such an inspiration Xx
I've been following your journey for the last 6 years now. I'm probably outside of your "target audience" as I am 11 years out of college, but I loved reliving my college days through your videos. I am so incredibly proud of you! As you mentioned, sometimes failure provides a vehicle for you to become a more whole person, while allowing the opportunity for you to take a path different, and possibly more enriching, than you had imagined. Now that your journey has come full circle, Oxford is getting an even stronger and more resilient version of you.
Congrats, Ruby!!! I am SO incredibly excited for you!! I've been following your channel since the early days and I remember your initial rejection from Oxford. You handled it with so much grace and it's been amazing watching you make the most of your university experience (while maintaining a UA-cam channel, which takes a TON of time and dedication). And now here you are! I'm so genuinely happy and excited for you, and thank you for letting thousands of people celebrate with you. 💜💜💜 I'm 32 and while I've been out of school for about 10 years, I've discovered and leaned into my love for learning. I have a full time job, but I'm always learning new things, taking courses, and staying curious. It brings me so much joy and I love connecting with other life-long learners. Thank you for being you, and cheers to learning and growing!
One thing that impacted me most watching your videos is you introducing us to Notion! I've been using notion ever since you mentioned it in one of your older videos and it's been such a useful tool in my work and daily life. Thank you Ruby and I'm wishing you lots of fun in this new chapter of yours!
Ruby - I am so happy for you. I appreciate your transparency about both failure and success, a transparency that has resonated with me during my academic journey. A few weeks ago I actually found out that I've been accepted to study at Oxford next year as a visiting student from the US, and I'm so excited to study at such a rich and historic university! Congratulations, and I hope you have a wonderful and enriching experience!
I had a similar experience being rejected from a university for undergrad, but then later being accepted for a PhD program. It's such a gratifying feeling and you absolutely deserve this success!!! Congratulations!!!
Omg last time when I watched you then you were doing your undergraduate studies( sorry I took a break from UA-cam for long, that’s y) and I remember you having time with your new mates freshly met in college. But now you have got into Oxford. I love to see you girl and continue to progress and shine always.
Hi Ruby, I am so happy for you!! Congratulations!! I remember you wanted to be acepted to Oxbridge… i love manuscripts too! Seriously, you will be working with manuscripts at the Bodleian Library, that is AMAZING wow…. It’s a dream coming true 🤗 As for me, I actually also made my dream come true recently, after years and years of study I became a civil servant (in Spain), working in a Library, with a stable job for the rest of my life, and that’s so important… in a great library with great materials. I love manuscripts too but I ended up in a Public Library. It’s a great job and my next move is to reach promotions 😊
Silent but consistent viewer from Papua New Guinea and just wanted to wish you a big congratulations 🎊. Thank you for showing us both your failures and successes. Your videos have always inspired not just my academic pursuits but just how to live your life on your own teems, following your own passions . Cannot wait to see all your Oxford videos . Best wishes ❤️ ♥️
I’m so happy for you! I didn’t know you were so interested in manuscripts but it sounds like fun! For a project in my master’s I’m actually working with letters from 1949 and it’s just so cool to see the personality that goes into them! I hope you like it just as much at Oxford!
Congratulations, Ruby! I am so excited for you! All roads lead back to Oxford. I am in my 50's, long past my days at university, but I find your ways of being productive so applicable, helpful, and enjoyable even outside academia. Thank you!
Like so many others in the comment section, I saw your Oxford rejection video when you put it on here all of those years ago! Congratulations Ruby, I hope you have an amazing time in Oxford :))
I'm so so so happy for you. You are meant for Oxford, in the path of those brillant writers and stories created there. The wheel always turns. You did it, and you deserve it. Enjoy ❤️
I am turning 23 this spring and I am in my second semester of studying ancient studies after dropping out of my biomedical degree a few years ago coincidentally right before covid and spent a few years recovering from burn out and getting am adhd diagnosis! If you told 18 year old me id just be starting a bachelor now and considering doing a minor in bible translation I would not have believed you but I am so happy with where I am in life 😊
Congrats Ruby!!!!! This is SO well deserved. I’ve been following your channel for years, and it’s always been a source of inspiration and comfort to me. Thank you for sharing your journey with us! ✨
🎉 Congratulations from China, Ruby!!! I am so proud of you!!! I remember I followed your channel right after my two-week summer school journey in Oxford in 2017. Your studying videos and vlogs have inspired me a lot since then. This year I am about to graduate with a Master degree in Law. And I am so happy to know that you are going to Oxford, the dream school, to continue your academic adventure. Thank you for sharing your life and all best wishes to you❤❤❤
Congratulations Ruby! It’s so true that experiencing rejection is so important when you’re young to developing resilience and learn that failure is not the end. I never learned this until I was in the workplace and it’s so much harder to learn then. Every failure was the end of my world. So pleased that you got to where you wanted to be after all.
I started watching you in 2020 when i was knee deep into the dark academia aesthetic and looking for a channel to inspire me. I was 15. I‘m 18 now and am finally done with school and applying ti universities in Germany. Congratulations on achieving this dream of yours❤🎉
Silent viewer from Germany here, I am so so happy for you. I remember, how you were upset that you didn't get accepted for your Bachelors and there you go - look how life turns up! Very very happy for you!
Me too ❤
German buddys! Wie gehts so?
Geht mir genauso!
@@janaschmidt2348 gefühlt ganz deutschland hier
haha, jaaa, I lovee Ruby!!
The utter definition of success is being rejected from Oxford 6 years ago and now having a cup of your own blend of tea (candle-lit) in the halls of Oxford. Thank you for this amazing journey Ruby, and remember that Oxford now has a place on your shelf of triumphs, but Exetter deserves a special place in your heart.
NOW THAT’S A STORY ARC - GIRL IVE BEEN AROUND SINCE YOU WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL!! THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE! LIFE NEVER TAKES THE PATH WE EXPECT IT TO, BUT IT ALWAYS GIVES US WHAT WE NEED!
Same! Been watching her since she was doing her Hermione Granger videos. Broke my heart to see her crying in that first Oxford video. Love to see her story come full circle 🥰
MEE FREAKING TOOO OH GOSH-- I AM SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY FOR HER AND PROUD OF HER!
I am a 37 year man from South Africa and have been following your channel since your A-level days. You and the 'study-youtube" community at the time motivated me so much and I got my first degree at 32. This achievement of yours is beautiful to witness and I am so genuinely happy for you. I am looking forward to the journey you are about to take us on with you. Thank you for sharing your life online with us. I wish you all the best at Oxford, you deserve this ;)
Damn, good for you man. Congrats!
@@mariocoelho9380 thank you so much 🙏🏽
Congrats!
@@texanlady4 thanks man
Keep going, man! Learning never stops as long as you have your genuine passion and drive to move forward!🙌🏻
I've never left any comment on any UA-cam video, ever. But this compelled me to. I haven't watched the vid yet but the thumbnail made me so ridiculously happy Ruby, and as dramatic as it sounds, I am on the verge of tears. Watching you for years has felt like watching a big sister guiding me. Even a personal accomplishment wouldn't have made me this happy. You deserve this so, so much. Congrats and wishing you all the best ahead! I'm gonna go celebrate this now! :)
Oh my goodness. This comment has made me well up a little bit. You’re so lovely. Thank you x
Same here!!! 😭❤️
Literally feel the exact same way she so so deserves this ❤
@@RubyGranger8 ❤❤❤❤❤
Get ‘em, girl ❤❤❤❤ You are inspiration and hustle beautifully personified ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Lord Jesus! My dear Ruby!! You can't imagine how emotional I got when I saw the video title!!! You did it! Remember that little Ruby who cried and got depressed over Oxford's rejection? You definitely transformed yourself into a more mature&thoughtful lady during the past years, I'm glad to witness your growth; it's the right opportunity offered to the right person this time! looking forward to your new journey in Oxford! Please, be happy, and enjoy! I like you very much. (Love you from China, heart heart heart)
This is just so lovely. Thank you x
@@RubyGranger8 People still get excited after getting into UNI? Universities are simply money making businesses that dont add much value.During my first day in Uni-i regretted it but it was too late as i had paid the fees.Then spent 2 horrible years there and wasted my life and money
@@goldenboyi1989 Huh? Of course people do, I did. Its a personally achievement. Something this time last year I never thought I'd be capable of. Do not dimmish peoples dreams or ambitions/success. Please
@@meganxx3145 but its a business that has to make profits from students
@@goldenboyi1989 in most parts of the world universities are completely free and are purely academic institutions, they're not money-making businesses everywhere. People are allowed to value academic achievement and be happy about getting into a dream school and studying towards a degree.
I’m shedding tears of joy ❤ I’m 30 years old studying English Literature. I also have a full time job and adult responsibilities. At times I feel like I’m running so behind on life, and that I should know lots of things by now that I don’t. You are such an inspiration and I’m so happy I’ll continue having you as my virtual academic pal. You will rock Oxford! Congratulations!
I’m 31 years old in a masters in English program. I got my bachelors in English Language and Literature. Are you currently getting your bachelors or your masters? Either way, studying English and literature is no easy feat and I wish you all the best in your journey.
What do you mean by adult responsibilities? And how can u attend obligatory seminars lectures with a full time job?
@@annac9534 it’s a bachelors degree :) Thank you! Best of wishes to you too!! 💜
@@lovenature1919 Hi! It’s an online program. It’s designed specially for those with full time jobs. I do go to campus but only once a week. By adult responsibilities I mean bills to pay, errands to run etc.
@@giselleescobedo6109 wish you good luck! Btw what type of job do u do? Is it related to ur degree?
Long time lurker, here. I remember thinking when you were rejected and then later when you were able to pick yourself up, “wow, now I don’t have to worry about Ruby.” It made me realize that I had worried about you and that you were much more of a whole person than you even knew. Now it’s come full circle and I am so happy for you. Savor and experience every bit of it. Bravo!
Congrats! I'm a 29 year old girl from Argentina. Right now I'm going through Chemo (Lyphoma) so I had to take a little break from my degree. I'm on my last year of Literature degree, you really inspired me through the years. Thanks for everything you share to us. And to everyone who thinks not getting to your dream uni/college, don't panic, maybe it's not your time yet, maybe you need to do something else before you can, I truly assure you: it's not the end of the world. Good luck to everyone and I really wish you all the best❤
Sending more love brave fighter. I'm proud of you❤
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So happy for you. I remember watching you get sad over not getting into Oxford for your Bachelors. Knowing you got into Oxford for your masters, I am extremely happy for you. Congratulations! 😊
I’m perhaps not your target demographic for your videos (at 44), but I’m so happy for you. I’ve followed your academic journey throughout and it’s wonderful to see you’ve finally made it to Oxford. Congratulations, Ruby. 👏
Thelaurels13, I'm 40 and a mum. Never too late to change things around or follow your heart ❤️ What do you do?
I got rejected from Oxford just over a year ago and now I am over half way through my first year at Imperial College London. I went and visited Oxford last Friday and I was less heartbroken than I thought I would be, even as I walked around the college I had been rejected by and was in awe of how beautiful it was. I think that everything shapes us, the places we are in and the people we meet, and the experiences I have lived have made me me. Before coming to Imperial, I was certain that I would reapply to Oxford for my masters or phd, but now, I much more feel that I should just apply to the programme that most fits with what I want to be doing at the time and I feel must less fixated on the idea of Oxford. Really, who can say what is in the future? Anyways, HUGE CONGRATULATIONS RUBY, I’m sure you’ll have a splendid time there.
rejected by Oxbridge now attending Imperial. You're the third person I've met in the comments who's done this. It's the best club to be in (2nd year physics)
This is the perspective which needs to be taken, we have too much of a fixation with prestige and status in our society but its starting to dwindle down now
@@jamesrowntree It looks very modern. People who attend this university should make videos about it. At first glance looks like a university that tries to create good conditions and infrastructure for students. Ne campus of my very old medevial university actually looks a bit like this. And it was a huge investment that I have watched being built. So anyone looking at Imperial College London can be sure that maybe it doesn't have this medevial charm yet it wasn't cheap to build. That's for sure. As for medevial charm- at my uni we experienced parts of ceiling fall off on our heads once, a lecture room closed due to new discovery of some fresco since our lecture room once was a part of a chapel, flooding of the archive due to changes of ground levels since medevial times and the undeground parts getting closer to current street levels what required students to evacutate the content of the archive carryin heavy, yes centuries old manuscripts out for the museum to save them. Wheareas on our modern campus people enjoyed having elevators, warmer rooms in winter, no ceiling falliing off on their head and even window blinds havng a remote control. So yes, modern maybe doesn't look like Hogwart but it offers some comfy solutions. However I don't regret studying in medevial buildings and if given a chance I would probably enjoy it again. But I think we should not disregard modern campuses as well. My cousin studied and our new campus, designed especially for her biotech studies- entire new wing built with this in mind and she could not complain. For natural sciences and technical studies modern campus is probably better. Especially if you are supposed to have classes in a lab. It usually means more modern equipment easier to work with as well.
Congratulations. You’re arguably at an even better university. Imperial is fantastic. An undergrad admission is totally different to a post grad admission especially for Cambridge or Oxford. There are many universities that do much better MAs than Oxford it’s also not the same re the doors an Oxford undergrad can open. It’s not necessarily fair but it’s one of those things vis-a-vis the establishment and opportunities re who you meet at Oxford, how that can play out and how alumni favour their own. The Civil Service, the City and the BBC are some of the worst offenders. Kings College London and a number of other unis are particularly highly regarded for an MA. Oxford does not enjoy superior status for English Lit Masters. Oxford needs the MA fees and fights for MA students just as other universities do. It’s a different market. It’s the undergraduate degrees that still carry that status, just as Ivy League universities in America do.
Same situation, I am also going to imperial this September!
Congratulations!!!! I went to Oxford for one year as a visiting student (I am from Germany), I was accepted at St. Anne’s College for Classical Archaeology & Ancient History. My weekly tutorial was at Brasenose College right next to Rad Cam. It was like a dream. This was in 2008 and to this day this year still is one of the highlights of my life. Academically and personally it was one of the best years in my life and I hope you will have an amazing experience as well!
I am so proud of you! You did it! 🎉
I have just received a job in the NHS, I couldn’t be prouder of my success, let’s share the positive stories guys ❤
Well done! I just got accepted to study Social Work. Lets keep the positive thread going!
@@theboujieproletariat congratulations that’s amazing!!
I just got accepted to be an outreach ambassador at my university after I graduate!!
Congrats everyone! Onwards and upwards
Anywhere you work that gives you joy and satisfaction is a positive vibe in your life. Subconsciously, it helps elevate you to a different level. Congrats to all!
I'm so happy for you , Ruby . You've wanted to go there since you were a child . You deserved it, Ruby . And yes failure is not the opposite of success , it is the part of success.
Silent viewer from the United States, but I cannot express how excited I am for you and how much of your own academic journey has inspired me on my own. Anytime I am having a tough day in my master’s program I always think about your video where you discussed perspective, and how education is something we “get” to do, and not something we “have” to do. What a privilege to study at Oxford!! Congratulations Ruby ❤️
I've been a silent follower for a couple of years now, but as with many others in the comments I feel compelled to write and say a big congratulations! I can't tell you how much your videos have inspired me and simply "kept me company" over the past couple of years as I am the same age as you, was studying for my bachelor's degree at the same time and share a lot of your interests. Hence I can totally relate to the feeling of "vast blank space" after graduation and am really happy that your hard work has enabled you to look forward to more structure in the near future. Currently trying to work out my own post-grad goals and plans so I'm looking forward to continuing to grow and sort through life alongside you as silly as it sounds!
I know right, Ruby’s company is always so comforting.
I SQUEALED when I saw this. My whole heart is swelling for you, I’m so so so so so so proud!!! 😭😭🥹 No one deserves it more
IKR!!! ALSO, I watched both of your videos ever since highschool era and look at how both of you have grown (while I was that younger enthusiastic plant looking up to you both) 😭💛 so happy for you BOTH and I goddamn look forward to seeing you achieve great things in life!~
Woah! Younger I used to watch your vids an i remember how much you inspired me to read more. I remember how disappointed I felt when you got rejected.
Then for some reason I stopped watching your videos and didn’t know much of what you were up to. and this one suddenly popped out. I’m so happy for you, Ruby!
When I first started watching you I had dropped out of high school. I didn't know what to study in university. Actually I didn't know if I'd be going to university at all. But watching your videos I realized that I liked English Literature and I'm a first year student now. I'm so happy that we could be a part of your journey. And I'm so happy that you got in. I hope you have great time and learn a lot. Thank you for sharing this with us 💖
This video really touched me. I'm 24 and finished my bachelor's over a year ago now. When I first finished I, too, had this vast openness that I had no idea how to handle. Taking a year off was the best decision I could have made. I decided that I wouldn't go for a master's in my subject and am instead starting to apply to another bachelor's program, in a different country, in an entirely different subject. Getting past the fear of "starting over" again at 24 has been challenging, but it's good to remember that following my gut is the best choice I can make for myself and my future mental well-being. I have found it can be very isolating to think that I am the only person experiencing challenges or setbacks so thank you for talking about your own experience with failure. I can't wait to watch your Oxford videos - congratulations on getting in!
Aleisha, what was your first degree and what have you changed to now? Also, 24 is young! Do not worry about starting afresh now. I'm 40 and starting a new career very soon. The most important thing to follow your soul ❤ What is life otherwise? Enjoy and I hope to hear back from you xxx
I’m turning 23 this year and finishing up my current degree. I also want to start a new degree next year in something that i actually enjoy, and the fear of starting over at 24 while everyone around me will be 19 or 20 is very scary. My friend is currently 25 and started studying a new degree as well, so reading your story and hearing about hers as been so helpful. Thank u for sharing it ✨
@@ababy6074 Hi Ababy, I have a dual degree in psychology, literature and creative writing with a minor in religion. I'm planning to shift into personnel management - so very different! Thank you - I agree about following your soul. Congratulations on your new career!
@@rithu4438 Hi Rithu, thank you for sharing your story as well! Good luck with your new degree!
Congratulations, Ruby, on being accepted to Oxford! You’re in good company with one of University’s most famous 20th century alumni, C S Lewis, author of the Narnia books and many works of theology, including The Screwtape Letters. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. Only God knows where this experience will take you!
Ruby to Cambridge for her PhD?
Congratulations Ruby!! I can’t think of a more lovely and hard working person who deserves this!!
I am about to finish my first year of my PhD in Hispanic lit at a school that rejected me for undergrad, so this video really spoke to me. For anyone who might be encountering a lot of rejection in their life right now, know that rejection is not an indicator of your worth as a human. I am a firm believer that everything works itself out, even if its not in the immediate future.
Yay! I knew that you would apply for your Masters at Oxford and get in. I couldn’t be more excited for you and your family. I know how disappointed you were about the rejection previously but you have grown so much since that time. You didn’t let adversity stand in your way. Instead you were a strong woman who has put a tremendous effort into yourself, both academically, through the stationary business, and through your social media presence. You’ve learned so much about what you want to study that I’m certain your enthusiasm and achievements were clear to the faculty. Congratulations and I look forward to following your journey. 🔥❤️🎉😎📚
The way ruby composing herself despite this enormous success makes my heart melt. I ve seen her rejection videos multiple times everytime i couldn't add up to the academic standards, just to calm myself. It took some time for me to learn how to compose and reflect properly over life's failure. But what makes this video special and amazing is the way she manages this mammoth success. It takes so much maturity for a person, to wait, reflect and share a video like this. I have learned a lot and is learning from you. Really proud of u. All the best for oxford, ruby..
Congratulations, Ruby! Oxford... so much inspiration in one place. I am currently doing my Ph.D., and through my academic journey, I confirmed that undergraduate studies have a personal impact on students and that graduate studies shape you professionally (by holding tightly to the character that you have built as an undergrad). That is why it makes sense to finish your undergrad in a smaller school and shoot for the big ones on a graduate level. You are going to do great - through all your love for academia and all the effort you put in every day, you absolutely deserve it!
Congratulations!!! As someone who also faced rejection from university, your videos back then helped me a lot. Its so nice to see how much you have evolved! This is a great achievement, so enjoy your time in Oxford as much as you can ❤
you're absolutely right about failure. I've found that having failed a lot in my teens early 20s has helped me more in a lot of ways than success would have. I'm so happy for you, congratulations
Another silent viewer from Ukraine, I am sending you rays of joy and happiness, may this time in Oxford bring you all the excitement it can, I am so happy for you! You've gone a long way to achieve that, so keep going
Congratulations, Ruby! I am a university lecturer from Poland, teaching and researching Russian literature. Your videos are truly inspirational. Good luck in Oxford!
I'm so proud of you Ruby, you are conquering your dreams! You have inspired me to become a better student and now I am conquering my dreams to study Chinese at one of the best universities in China, your spirit and words have touched so many lives and hearts if you could only knew. I still remember the videos about your routines for high school and you talking about you dream to get into Oxford, everything has a reason, and you have been working so hard for it, you deserve all the best, you are one of the sweetest human being I know, blessings and good wishes from Brazil ❤ 🎉
OMG, that is so cool that u study Chinese
I am so unbelievably happy for you! It's not often I cry tears of joy for a UA-cam. . . I cannot wait to continue to follow and support your next academic step and live vicariously through you in Oxford. Congratulations - you deserve it xxx
Oh thank you so much Annie! X
I’m finishing up a masters in library and information science this may, and I was just rejected by my institution for a masters in history. I was worried about how a rejection might hit me, but I was surprised to find that finally at 27 years old this failure didn’t feel like the end of the world. I’m applying for librarian jobs now and I’m still excited for the future. I want to extend the warmest of congratulations to you on your acceptance into your preferred program! It’s been so sweet watching and studying alongside you these several years.
As a Chinese audience member who has been following your journey for nearly five years, I am delighted to see that you have been accepted to Oxford University. It's amazing to see how we have all grown throughout this process, and I have been following your sharing since high school. Your dedication to reading has had a profound impact on me.
I have experienced rejection from a university I hoped to attend too. Now I am y working towards my undergraduate degree. Your sharing brings me happiness, and I sincerely wish that you will be able to achieve everything you want in your new course. Additionally, I hope that I can find a clearer path forward for myself and that we can continue to grow together.
I can't even express how happy I am for you! I felt like I was on the same journey as you because I applied for a master's degree at Oxford around the same time you applied for your bachelor's degree. I got rejected as well, but it was okay because life had other plans. I've ended up in a completely unexpected place in life (Norway lol), and I couldn't be happier. It has been so wonderful to watch you grow as a person over the years, and I can't wait to see what you achieve in the coming years. You deserve all the happiness and success!!
I'm glad things worked out well for you as well!
Your reaction to Oxford is my reaction to Aberdeen. I applied to Leicester, Essex Leeds and Southampton because they're somewhat easier to get into, and I got into all of them, what I applied to for fun, because I didn't think I'd get into was Aberdeen in Scotland. I'm so so so excited and happy that I got into my dream school!! Its such a weirdand scary but fun feeling!
Congratulations Ruby! As one commenter said- “I’m not your target viewer- at 65 you remind me of my younger self with the enthusiasm learning and new opportunities bring. It has fed a lifetime of learning albeit not always in a brick and mortar environment. The love of books is a great connection. I probably identify with your mom in the sheer pleasure our children bring us witnessing their successes! My son recently achieved his PhD and I am over the moon with happiness. Well done Ruby!! Enjoy the moment !
Oh I'm so happy for you
I've just returned from a one-month internship in the UK, which included a wonderful but very brief visit to Oxford. I'm so excited to see more of the city on your channel from now on! I'm already smiling as I see familiar (and so beautiful) streets and buildings🥰 Congratulations on this achievement and fingers crossed for all your projects and challenging adventures!🥳
Oops, I didn't wait until the end of the video. So my academic journey also began with a failure. In high school, I changed my course from bio-chem to humanities because I wanted to become an actress🎭 But I was rejected twice by four drama schools. In the meantime I started theatre studies and in my second year I did an amazing internship in one of the musical theatres. I fell in love with this kind of performance and now I'm in the second year of my PhD, researching original Polish musicals✨
I really love your videos because they are full of joy and wisdom. I didn't get accepted into university some years ago and the failure was really hard to manage for me, I was really depressed because it was everything I wanted at that time. I had been doing really well at school, so I hoped I would get to that university. I tried a year later and I was successful this time but thank to that failure I'm more resistant for other failures I must face. I got my Bachelor's degree some years ago, I got accepted to study Master's degree but for the last few months I struggle with mental problems which doesn't let me finish my studies or even get a job. Sometimes it even seems impossible to get up from a bed... and it's hard to deal with the thoughts that other people see me as a lazy person, not the one that is struggling with illness. But your videos really motivate me to get up and be productive (or just to do anything) and I know that not everything must go as planned so I must focus on my health right now, not on my failures or other people's opinions. Thank you so much for that
Congrats, it’s been awesome to follow your journey! You’ve inspired me to take writing more seriously
Congrats!!!! I am silent viewer from China, but studying in Australia now. I am so happy for you and so proud of you!!! 🎉We will achieve our goals and arrive our ideal destinations, no matter how tortuous the process may be, only if we believe that we could make it and work hard. Hope you enjoy your time in Oxford. ❤
Ruby! I know I am 7 months late to the party but CONGRATS!!! I had a very similar experience to you, got rejected for Undergrad and then accepted for a Masters and soaked in every minute of it. However, oddly enough, the year did not shape up nearly as amazing as my 13 year old self had always imagined and that was a very valuable life lesson for me. I hope you are having an amazing time, you so so so deserve it.
Congratulations! Totally agree with your comment about failure! I, too, was rejected from Oxford - but subsequently accepted (rejected for English lit, accepted for modern languages). I honestly think I appreciated my time there all the more for it. Always grateful for the experience there, and wish I could do it all over again. Fond memories of nights studying in the gorgeous libraries. There is nothing quite like it. Good luck on your studies!
Ooh! This is so exciting!! I’m so proud of you Ruby for everything you’ve gone through and everything you’ve achieved to get here, you have 100% earned your place there and I couldn’t be happier for you. It’s so big of you to acknowledge your failure and recognise that there is more to life than academics and school and that you are not worth any less, because of failure and that it is a necessary, hard part of life and human nature that is difficult to accept . You are one of the most amazing, kindest, hardworking people I know and I wish you all the happiness and love in the world xx
Now i have watched it all...Well deserved I must say. I agree with you that now at this stage in your life, studying at Oxford will be better absorbed into your identity, whereas before at the undergrad level maybe it would have engulfed you instead of empower you. I definitely think that you are in a very good position to make the best of this or any equivalent study programme and I am sure that you will thoroughly enjoy the experience. It will help you further advance as a writer and researcher and as a person. We are proud and happy for you!! So interesting to be watching the making of a writer....throughout all these years....Congrats again !!
Congratulations! On getting into Oxford, you deserve it. I hope your time at your new school is filled with great memories, new lifelong friends, satisfying passing grades, good food, and finally many UA-cam videos because we want to see your life there.
I’m so so so happy for you, Ruby. I,m a silent viewer from Taiwan, and have been watching your videos for a long time. I’ve been seeing you as like my little sister, couldn’t be more excited for you when I see this wonderful news! Congrats Ruby!
i can't even begin to describe how much you inspired me to take my life more seriously, i have been a consistent subscriber and fan of yours for more than 4 years now, and you were a big role model for me since the beginning, i changed from a goal-less person to someone who never hesitates to push himself to the furthest extents to be the best at everything i do, before watching you i sometimes almost fail at my terms, but now i am one if not the best performing students at my faculty... thank you ruby and thanks to this community as a whole. 🙂
Congratulations, Ruby!! I'm in my first year of medical school. I will never forget the moment I got in and realized that I would be getting to fulfill a dream I'd been working towards for so many years, and it's amazing to get to see you living that moment, too. :D As you said, it's been incredible to see how you've grown academically and to be growing alongside you.
Congratulations Ruby! I’m mostly a silent viewer, but I found your channel when you were finishing your A Levels. The absolute joy and excitement I had when I opened UA-cam and saw the title was something I had to share with you. I wish you all the best and can’t wait to follow you on your journey! Congrats again, it is so well deserved! ❤️
So happy for you, been watching since before you started uni! I’ve just been accepted for a summer research fellowship at my university (following a rejection for a separate internship that I really wanted) and I could not be more excited. One of my favorite quotes to tell myself right now is, “Everything that is meant for you will not pass you by.” 💞
A hearty congratulations, Ruby! 🎉🎉 What exciting news! I can relate with the surprise and excitement you expressed vis-à-vis learning about/celebrating such an offer... since I got an offer to do my MPhil as well in January, but in History at Cambridge! (One of my profs actually poured me some scotch for me when I told him the news!) Sadly, the sky-high costs mean that I sadly cannot accept 😢, which is a real shame and I've had to make peace with that reality..., but I was/am still filled with so much pride for my accomplishment, as you most certainly are as well re: your own acceptance! Congratulations once again! 🎉🎉 All the best from Vancouver, Canada!🌲🏔🇨🇦
Just wanted to pass on a gentle reminder that your smile generates a beacon of light for the world to see The beauty within. Congratulations and many thanks for making the world a better place.
Ruby, congratulations on getting into Oxford, this is incredible news! As someone who first got rejected from Cambridge and was then accepted into Oxford, I know how much more the success means following the initial failure. I enjoy watching your videos to de-stress while studying at Oxford (I read music), so it’s incredible you’ll actually be studying and vlogging there next year! Also, Jesus is a great choice of college. I have a friend who sings at Jesus college choir (which is non auditioned and super welcoming, would def recommend joining) so I hope I’ll see you around sometime next year! Thank you for continuing to be a wonderful role model both as a student and as a person :)
I didn't realize how long I've been watching you until now. It's been so long, since you were in high school. Now you're off to your masters and i finally got into my undergrad. We're all so proud of you, Ruby!
Ruby, not sure if you could see this, I have been watching you from the very beginning (the summer of my 7th grade, now I am a first year student at uni). I have watched your growth and your determination along the way. I get extra emotional than so many others for this news. Getting recently rejected from Cambridge, this is something I exactly need now, perhaps one day I could get into Oxbridge as you do, this has motivated me to not give up. Thank you Ruby, I am genuinely happy for you. Sending lots of love ❤
I don’t know why but for some reason this made me feel emotional. I’m going to be honest about something I’ve wanted to say so here it goes… I remember feeling triumphant that you hadn’t made it into Oxford. I was insecure with my own academic failure and selfishly took it out on genuine hard working individuals, feeling good when they ‘failed’. Now watching this years later, I only feel complete and utter happiness for you and I hope you get wherever you aspire to be. I’ve finally accepted my flaws and am working on myself, so thank you for helping me realise that about me. Your videos are wonderful and give me a boost whenever I fall back into procrastination. Can’t wait to see the upcoming videos of Oxford!❤
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instant smile on my face, i used to watch when you were applying for undergrad and sadly i don't watch too much anymore i've never stopped hoping a video like this would come up on my page and it's HERE. i'm so happy for you
I bet Oxford still regret not accepting your undergraduate application. Your prodigious study regime, the promotion you gave to Exeter, not just the university, but the town in general and having it documented in your UA-cam vlogs must have them kicking themselves.
I feel you deserve major congratulations on you current achievement. I for one am really happy for you. Thank you for the videos you post, they form a great part of my chill time.
I'm so glad you found Scriptum, it is one of my all time favourite shops, along with Bartrum's in Hay-on-Wye.
i dont think oxford uni need promotion from ruby granger lol
So happy for you Ruby, this couldn't have come to a more lovely and deserving human. You're inspiring and I dream of your gentle, intentional life!!
The university that rejected you four years ago!!! ❤ they remedied it!!! CONGRATULATIONS 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ Ive seen it all..Oxford to Exeter and now studying for masters...It became a fulllll circle! I wish you theee besttt!
We have to keep in mind that they can’t accept everyone, no matter how brilliant people get rejected. If the grades are in order people should keep applying, if they truly want the spot! Eventually people will get accepted, it might not be happening, the moment they had dreamed of! My friend studied medicine and is now a doctor, she applied 5 times to her dream education and university. Her mom is also a doctor and she applied 10 times! I study law and applied 2 times. Just make sure the grades are in order and it will happen! I wish more people didn’t view it as a failure and that they shouldn’t apply again...instead shift that mindset and instead shift it to- apply apply apply and apply❤
Another friend wanted to be the first in her family to study at university and she truly struggled to get the basic grades to apply. She also made it and is now a kindergarden teacher😊
Dream and try to execute those dreams!
@@soilgrasswaterair very eloquent
@@soilgrasswaterair yes it's all part of learning in life. Rejections only mean it wasn't the right time back then for you, same with Ruby. Xxx
I’m a year late for this but this is amazing news, I followed you religously as a teen and you helped motivate me alot back then. I was heartbroken when you didn’t get in, now we can all agree that you are a modern successtory- once again you are an inspiration! Cheers to failure and cheers to good fortune 🎆🎇
I started watching you freshmen year of high school and it's crazy to think I am about to wrap up my first year of undergrad. We really have grown. So excited to see your Oxford content and your reflections from it!
I've been folowing you since you were in high school. To see you come so far makes me so proud and inspired, since I am just 2 years behind you. Thank you for sharing your journey with us and motivating us to keep going❤
I feel like crying with happiness for you. We applied for university at the same time three years ago and it was heartbreaking watching your video about being declined. This vlog just seems so full circle and I’m so proud !
I'm smiling so big that I can feel my teeth leaving my face. I am so very happy for you. I remember you from some time ago, and then somehow I stopped watching or something. I think I might have assigned one of your videos for my composition course. Now I have returned. Your channel showed up on my feed, and I have been binge watching the rejection, the preparation, and now the acceptance into Oxford. It's a beautiful thing! I'm a little late, but congratulations!
I have been following you for a year or so and I'm leaving my first comment today because I am so proud of you! There is such joy in you that comes from learning that I truly hope you never lose. Congratulations and well wishes to your continued success! I'll be cheering for you!
Congratulations! I have been watching your videos silently for years and I cannot think of anyone more deserving!
I’m just so incredibly happy for you! Watching you since the GCSE’s, this video made much more sense! I was going to apply for master’s in Oxford this year as well, but being an international student it was really hard for my family to afford the expenses… so I decided to go on another path. I’m looking forward to your vlogs from there!
Ruby, I have been watching your videos since well before you began your university journey. I think you've been one of (if not THE) most consistently watched content creators in my life. I cannot say how much you have impacted how I view the act of learning, and perhaps more importantly, have influenced me with the profound sense of gratitude and wonder you seem to carry with you whatever you do. This video made me cry!! I hope you take all of the comments to heart -- we are all so ridiculously proud of you. This feels like a beautiful turn of a chapter.
It's been wonderful growing through the academic world alongside you-- I am a year behind you in age so you've always been just a little ahead of me in the high school / university systems, but I recently got accepted into grad school and I am not taking a gap year, so we will be beginning our advanced degrees at the same time!
So much love to you! The world is abundant!
Back in 2017, I was at the lowest point of my life in so many ways. Today, I am happier than I've ever been. Being able to look back at how far both of us have come is such a blessing.
Congratulations Ruby! I haven't watched your videos since around 2017-18 and I can't believe how much you (and I!) have grown since then. I was in middle school when I started watching you and saw myself in your passion for learning and Harry Potter. Since then, I've been accepted to a combined BS/MD program (a guaranteed entrance to medical school program) and I'm on track to major in psychology with minors in biology and creative writing. Good luck on all your future endeavours and thank you so very much for being you.
Congrats on your admission to Oxford University. I can imagine it is a miraculous gift,especially after the previous rejection,but you really really deserve a master degree from one the top British universities. Congratulations Ruby!!!!!!
I‘m 22, studying something that I dislike so much, and seeing this made me realize that it’s not to late to do something else. I remember your rejection from Oxford and how understandably sad your were, so this makes me incredibly happy for you Ruby! You deserve it so much, thank you for being an inspiration
What did you study and what are planning to study?
Congratulations! I am so proud of you! It just goes to show that hard work and reflection can do a lot! Hope you do well, Ruby!
I started watching your videos back in the spring of 2020, during lockdown. Since then I've lived two more academic years, graduated from school (in English terms it would be college) and entered the first year of university to study literature. Can't believe the first year is almost over though! I felt really good watching your video around the end of the last academic year -- the one about what comes after graduating. Even though it was a different kind of graduation, I had feelings similar to yours and was very unsure about the choice of university. But I am satisfied now. You have really helped me to keep going and to stay motivated, even when everything feels unstable and uncertain
Congratulations, darling Ruby! As a long time viewer of your impeccable commitment to education, this comes as no surprise to me. Very well deserved you powerful lady. Such an inspiration Xx
I've been following your journey for the last 6 years now. I'm probably outside of your "target audience" as I am 11 years out of college, but I loved reliving my college days through your videos. I am so incredibly proud of you! As you mentioned, sometimes failure provides a vehicle for you to become a more whole person, while allowing the opportunity for you to take a path different, and possibly more enriching, than you had imagined. Now that your journey has come full circle, Oxford is getting an even stronger and more resilient version of you.
YOU REALLY SHOWED THEM, RUBY! Well deserved. What's meant for you will never miss you. Congratulations!!
Congrats, Ruby!!! I am SO incredibly excited for you!! I've been following your channel since the early days and I remember your initial rejection from Oxford. You handled it with so much grace and it's been amazing watching you make the most of your university experience (while maintaining a UA-cam channel, which takes a TON of time and dedication). And now here you are! I'm so genuinely happy and excited for you, and thank you for letting thousands of people celebrate with you. 💜💜💜
I'm 32 and while I've been out of school for about 10 years, I've discovered and leaned into my love for learning. I have a full time job, but I'm always learning new things, taking courses, and staying curious. It brings me so much joy and I love connecting with other life-long learners. Thank you for being you, and cheers to learning and growing!
One thing that impacted me most watching your videos is you introducing us to Notion! I've been using notion ever since you mentioned it in one of your older videos and it's been such a useful tool in my work and daily life. Thank you Ruby and I'm wishing you lots of fun in this new chapter of yours!
Ruby - I am so happy for you. I appreciate your transparency about both failure and success, a transparency that has resonated with me during my academic journey. A few weeks ago I actually found out that I've been accepted to study at Oxford next year as a visiting student from the US, and I'm so excited to study at such a rich and historic university! Congratulations, and I hope you have a wonderful and enriching experience!
I had a similar experience being rejected from a university for undergrad, but then later being accepted for a PhD program. It's such a gratifying feeling and you absolutely deserve this success!!! Congratulations!!!
From being rejected to being accepted. Wow!!!! Love the things you said about failure.
I'm happy for you Ruby 😊
May you achieve more success and make more memories and gain more experiences in Oxford.
Your silent viewer from India 🇮🇳
Omg last time when I watched you then you were doing your undergraduate studies( sorry I took a break from UA-cam for long, that’s y) and I remember you having time with your new mates freshly met in college. But now you have got into Oxford. I love to see you girl and continue to progress and shine always.
Hi Ruby, I am so happy for you!! Congratulations!! I remember you wanted to be acepted to Oxbridge… i love manuscripts too! Seriously, you will be working with manuscripts at the Bodleian Library, that is AMAZING wow…. It’s a dream coming true 🤗
As for me, I actually also made my dream come true recently, after years and years of study I became a civil servant (in Spain), working in a Library, with a stable job for the rest of my life, and that’s so important… in a great library with great materials. I love manuscripts too but I ended up in a Public Library. It’s a great job and my next move is to reach promotions 😊
Silent but consistent viewer from Papua New Guinea and just wanted to wish you a big congratulations 🎊. Thank you for showing us both your failures and successes. Your videos have always inspired not just my academic pursuits but just how to live your life on your own teems, following your own passions . Cannot wait to see all your Oxford videos . Best wishes ❤️ ♥️
omg ruby! I'm so proud and couldn't be more happier for you! You totally deserve this- every bit of it 💗
I’m so happy for you! I didn’t know you were so interested in manuscripts but it sounds like fun! For a project in my master’s I’m actually working with letters from 1949 and it’s just so cool to see the personality that goes into them! I hope you like it just as much at Oxford!
Congratulations, Ruby! I am so excited for you! All roads lead back to Oxford. I am in my 50's, long past my days at university, but I find your ways of being productive so applicable, helpful, and enjoyable even outside academia. Thank you!
Like so many others in the comment section, I saw your Oxford rejection video when you put it on here all of those years ago! Congratulations Ruby, I hope you have an amazing time in Oxford :))
I'm so so so happy for you. You are meant for Oxford, in the path of those brillant writers and stories created there. The wheel always turns. You did it, and you deserve it. Enjoy ❤️
I am turning 23 this spring and I am in my second semester of studying ancient studies after dropping out of my biomedical degree a few years ago coincidentally right before covid and spent a few years recovering from burn out and getting am adhd diagnosis! If you told 18 year old me id just be starting a bachelor now and considering doing a minor in bible translation I would not have believed you but I am so happy with where I am in life 😊
That’s so cool, you keep doing you sis, I love seeing people find the path that’s meant for them!
Congrats Ruby!!!!! This is SO well deserved. I’ve been following your channel for years, and it’s always been a source of inspiration and comfort to me. Thank you for sharing your journey with us! ✨
🎉 Congratulations from China, Ruby!!! I am so proud of you!!! I remember I followed your channel right after my two-week summer school journey in Oxford in 2017. Your studying videos and vlogs have inspired me a lot since then. This year I am about to graduate with a Master degree in Law. And I am so happy to know that you are going to Oxford, the dream school, to continue your academic adventure. Thank you for sharing your life and all best wishes to you❤❤❤
Congratulations Ruby! It’s so true that experiencing rejection is so important when you’re young to developing resilience and learn that failure is not the end. I never learned this until I was in the workplace and it’s so much harder to learn then. Every failure was the end of my world. So pleased that you got to where you wanted to be after all.
I started watching you in 2020 when i was knee deep into the dark academia aesthetic and looking for a channel to inspire me. I was 15. I‘m 18 now and am finally done with school and applying ti universities in Germany. Congratulations on achieving this dream of yours❤🎉