EXAM WEEK | studying 12 HOURS a day, sleeping 3 HOURS a night, MOTIVATE through BURNOUT *study vlog*
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2024
- School has destroyed my mental health and college decision reactions gave me such a false reality... Trying to study 12 hours a day, sleeping 3 hours a night, and pushing through burnout just to pass my back-to-back midterm exams has led to a lot of tears. I've accepted that college will not be the best years of my life, rather just a way to get to the next chapter in my life. This is what no one tells you about college...
This is Part 2. Watch Part 1 here: • EXAM WEEK | i'm BEHIND...
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PART 1 IS HERE: ua-cam.com/video/cu4RR0eoZMY/v-deo.html 📚 I've accepted that college will not be the best years of my life, rather just a way to get to the next chapter in my life. And that's ok 😔 Don't let movies, friends, or expectations make you think there is something wrong with you just because you aren't having the perfect experience. Not every student has tons of friends and goes out every night. Not every student studies hours every day, cries because of stress, and keeps to themselves. But if you relate to the latter, like me, I want to tell that you are not alone ❤
i shall play an uno reverse and tell you the same thing!
Such a cute message hope you take care of yourself tho ^^
can u post study with me session that was soo much motivated 😇 it will be such a pleasure. and best of luk for ur upcoming days.
University is honestly hell, it’s normal to break down at some point and it’s amazing seeing it so in the open and vulnerable. You’re incredibly brave and honest about uni life, an amazing motivation. Thank you and I hope everything goes better.
It is hell. But I always tell myself: if it was easy, everyone would be doing it! Hope you’re doing well
I agree with the fact at how we change mindset towards grades and studying as we get older. At this point most of us just want to pass. All I need to do right now to stop procrasinating and get started with studying so that I won't have a mental breakdown later. Thank you for another motivating and a realistic vlog about exams once again. All the best for what's ahead!
Mental breakdowns 😭 will always be there, we just hope for less. Am I right?? Haha
@@NathanWu Exactly
I felt the same way during my first uni exams, I thought I wouldn't survive
It’s so painful 😓
Lorddd that feeling when ur writing an exam and struggling to answer it and then u see pple smiling and getting it over with early . Personally it makes me feel like a useless bug . Good luck Nathan . You've helped me a lot through my pre med years . ❤
I take the whole time. No shame in it!!
I feel this. I'm in my third and final year at uni and I am definitely not as motivated as I was in first year. I'm also a slow learner and take a lot of time to study, so I've spent the last few days studying all day just to get one assignment done (and I'm two days overdue). You can only push through and give yourself some credit for doing the best you could do at the time. It's really hard but I know that it's not forever. You're doing so well, I'm proud of you!
It’s ok! It can take me a whole day to write a 1000 word essay sometimes. We all work on different time lengths :)
There will always be highs and lows in university. The most important thing is to keep going and looking at the end goal as much as you can!✨
SAY IT AGAIN
It's really amazing that you show real student life when everyone here on YT shows how perfect and productive they are all the time... Your videos are kind of anecdote to me. They assure me, the life I'm living as a student is perfectly normal and I'm not less than most of the people.
I really appreciate your videos because you record the good and the terrible all your emotions at once you don’t try to glamorize college because when your in your program there’s nothing cute or pretty about hard work ! It’s hands on stuff
I want a refund from whoever said college will be the best years of your life 😅
It’s been tough for me this week.
Hope that I’ll be able to pull myself together after watching this.
If I can do it, so can you! I’m rooting for you
@@NathanWu Thank you !!!
I just saw your video as I started studying for my finals. Your video have motivated me since my freshmen year in college. I always appreciate the honesty you show. You’re very bright person and I wish you all the best, you’ve shown your commitment to the dream ❤
My dream is inspiring all of you (soon to be 150K of you) to achieve your goals!
i just wanted to say i really appreciate you showing the lows of ur experiences throughout finals
I agree that studytube can be very “picture perfect” and unrealistic. I will always show the highs and lows of being a student. Also I just finished my last exam!!
@@NathanWu congrats on finishing!!!! enjoy ur break !
When I tell you I’m burnt out I’m burnt out. I have 2 more assignments I need to complete by tomorrow by midnight before my class ends but I’m just so tired. It’s not even that I can’t do it I’m just drained of doing the work. It’s hard to describe but I know that God will help me through this. Thank you for this video!
midterms for me were EXHAUSTING and it's already finals season but the prob is that I'm so burned out from midterms I haven't been studying well, these videos are definitely helping. good luck to everyone push through! it passes really quickly I was dying during midterms but finished so quickly
Glad I’m not alone. This term was SOMETHING ELSE
you are honestly the best. Not only do you kill it in school but you kill it on your youtube channel. Never forget how far you've come. you're gonna get through all of this! Sending positive thoughts/vibes your way. You are so close to the finish line. Thank you for showing everyone what REAL LIFE is actually like. I have an exam tomorrow and im so stressed but your videos are helping me push through
Little undergrad Nathan with 500 subscribers would be proud of who he and become today. Thank you for reminding me
I've graduated from college but I'm trying to learn Korean and in general keep reading/learning so I love these motivation videos. They even help when I'm feeling unmotivated at work. It sucks that college isn't the greatest experience for you but I'm glad you're pushing through it to get to your end goal of your dream job with your degree!
Yeah, I’ve accepted it. I think it’s also more stressful because I do content creation. But I think it’s worth it. We all to make sacrifices and I chose free time
Thanks, Nathan for this video and for always keeping it real. I'm currently doing my high school board exams and this video just gave me a burst of motivation. I feel you on wanting to take a breather, we all need that pause button. As stressful as it may be sometimes, remember that it will all end. There are times when we have to sacrifice ourselves for a fulfilling outcome.
Thank you for the kind encouragement. This made me feel better
It hurts me to see you stressed amd overwhelmed .You have been my source of inspiration as well as motivation for more than a year or so . I just hope you are doing well and wish you all the luck . I will pray for you ❤️
All the very best for your life ahead .
I have faith in you and you too have faith in yourself
May the Almighty shower you with loads of love and success and ofcourse motivation ❤️❤️
I’m so grateful for you and this community. You have changed my life! And I wouldn’t be able to do what I do without your support
What a sweet and encouraging comment ❤
@@Katara0403 ❤️
@Nathan Wu We will continue to support you Nathan
Same. Three years into my masters and so burnt out I can’t get simple assignments done. Glad you’re doing this while you’re young, I’m pushing 40 and can’t imagine losing as much sleep as you are this week. Cheering you on.
Heck yeah the motivation king is back! Love the new video and hope your exam results turn out well!!!
Motivation King 👑 I like that hehe
Love your videos! So motivating and so real 💌!
Love ya
Great video Nathan! Your videos are so motivating ❤
Thank you thank you! For you guys
u make me so motivated thank u !!
ALWAYS
I love how truly are to yourself and with us about school and your feelings. Thank you so much for share this❤ send you a hug and good vibes only ✨
Virtual hug 🤗
Nathan i just want you to know that you are a great inspiration and a very precious person thank you for being here ❤❤
I’m crying. You’re so kind
Omg yess i've been waiting for this video!! I have my finals coming up next week too so you bet i'll be binge watching all your exams series 😂😂 Thank you for always motivating and inspiring us even when you're extremely busy or not feeling the best, wishing you the best for all your studies 💙💙
Good luck on your finals! I know you’ve worked hard!
Thank you so much for this.
Hi Nathan. Just focus on yourself. Your content is all relatable. Thank you for your honesty. The feelings are valid and it’s ok. You got it ❤.
So much love
I really love your study/daily life vlogs Nathan! I hope you keep making these.
I don’t have school in the summer. Would you be interested in lifestyle daily vlogs?
@@NathanWu TOTALLY!!!
I relate to this so so much. Like you know even if u have many things to get done its not that bad if only you had a pause, like you said longer than one day because it doesnt fix anything. This dose of stress is way too much and its sad that it is so exhausting even tho you study something ur truly interested in. Everything became a dark circle, everything comes back. Im happy that i can at least feel less lonely when im going through this, because we all relate. Thank you for sharing this "dark" and realistic side of students life🌸
This semester has been really dark. But it can’t always be night. We’re in this together!
24:00 omggg the confidence of filminggghhhhh
YESSS HAHA
You can do it Nathan..❤. Always remember that you have a lot of people who get inspired by you..
You guys motivate me
Keep up the good work Nathan and continue inspiring us forever🤩
Always :)
omg you are saying every thing i feel atm. thank you for your honesty
YES WE CAN FRIEND
you are working so well i know you gon kill this man :)
Nathan I’m in class right now but now I have something to watch as I do my assignments today but hope you stay safe and healthy and the semester for me is on the final home stretch I end in may but stay safe and healthy and cool since the weather is crazy sometimes
No worries! It’s a long video so break it into parts haha
''overpredict and underperform '' ''do the bare minimum and you will succeed'' YOUR VIBE THROUGH THIS ENTIRE VIDEO I CAN'T😭😭😭
Since it was finals week I watched this video in chunks and guess what nathan my finals are finally over bestie thanks to you too for always making me to keep going by uploading these vlogs😊 i pray for you to ace all your finals too✨ and the vlog literally felt like me in finals and i loved the part of famous green wall iykyk.take care, byee
I’m jealousss. I have one more to go. And yes the green wall 😉
All the best ace it👍✨
Hi Nathan I'm a first year student from South Africa I just want to say that your videos has really helped calm me with the massive shift from high school. I don't know if you know anything about public schools in villages in South Africa but we basically had to rely on exam outlines and textbook memorization to take 15 and up exams over the course if 6 weeks. Coming from the top grade 12 student I've been feeling kinda average in college, my marks varying from high nineties to 65 at minimum. I feel like it can only get tougher from here but your videos show me that I don't have to always have the perfect grade. It's okay to struggle and the effort that actually understanding a concept takes is draining. It's okay to fall behind. Today is a catch up day for my I'm about 4 weeks behind with my mathematics module I have a quiz tomorrow with no idea what is going on. Thanks for showing me that shxt happens but not just to me. We'll get through it together.
PS I'm Afrikaans so please excuse any grammar mistakes.
You’re doing amazing!! Also l want to visit Cape Town so badlyyy
@@NathanWu You definitely should. I live in SA but I've only been twice the 12 hour drive is no joke. If you do go, eat fish and chips in Houtbaai the experience will change your life. xx
My fav UA-camr of all time…😮💨
That means a lot
I think universities needs to give one week with no classes and finals before the finals week to let students actually study lol. It’s so hard to study for finals when all the end of the term assignments are due and then finals are literally the week of. I lucked out this semester because one of my exams which is the only closed book exam is on the last day of exams. I only started studying today because I was burnt out from writing two ten page take home essay exams last week… so I could relate to when you said you we need more than one day off lol! I had to take three days off from school because my brain was literally fried. Good luck on your finals and I’m sure you’ll do good!!
YOU GET IT! It’s a systems issue. The curriculum structure as a whole needs to change. Congrats on those two papers!
I’m having pharmacy management exam next week too!
Love you❤
Love ya
Whoa that was an emotional roller coaster... But hey, at least it's over. I hope u r doing better now
Midterm week is done! Just college finals week left… AND THEN WE’RE OUT
Ahhhh nathan I hate it when it feels like a never ending to do list😢
Students have the strongest resilience of anyone
Hiii Nathan! When I saw CdK inhibitors… on your macbook, I was like omggg I needed to study about that and a lot moreeee for my selection test for Biomedical sciences! Yesterday I got my rank back and I was ranked 90 on the exam! And there were 300 places at my uni for this study :) I am really proud because there were so many people + it’s an international study so there are also international students attending! Sadly enough I didn’t got accepted into medicine, ranked 494 but there were only 350 places. I was so so close! I am going to try again next year! But first I need to graduate high school by doing my best on my Finals!!! Wish me luck!❤
Soo happy for youuu
I just "failed" my math exam. I know 79% isn't the worst thing in the world but there are so many people in my class that got 98% that I just can't. People tell me not to be hard on myself but its so hard. I'm 14 by the way :) Thank you for supporting all of us!
17:24 ....i feel you nathan 😭😭
Same bruh same .....why the hell its taking a eternity to done the work 😭😭..
Because our brains are fried lol
18:56 thiss, I been feeling like. I didn’t know how to describe it
Yes, I watched it three times, because I felt the same thing, and the problem is that there is no solution, just patience and study😢
I just followed u. Thanks for this. ❤️
Welcome the best student family 🥰
@@NathanWu thank u
Heyyy to be honest i was thinking about you just now ... and you posted ❤
I was really waiting for your new video😅
Btw just to mention (1st comment) yuu huu
Thank you for having post notifs on :)
Hey Nathan. I dk what’s up with the notifications but yea whatever.
Well I really hope you pass with a good grade. And please don’t stop manifesting. It will work a 100%.
Manifesting always. Thank you so much
Idk if that's normal but i feel like crying whenever i have an exam or even a small quiz,it became my nightmare, I'm not even exaggerating. I'll be having 2 weeks free but still thinking about how much i have to study from the very first day and that's how i ruin my only break time and i don't get anything done .My life is so shattered and i feel so lost about everything. No one understands me
I understand you 🤍
Take care of yourself bro 🤗❤
I appreciate you looking out for me :)
@@NathanWu I will always ❤
Hi Nathan I just wanna say thank you for being one of the most inspiring people to me . One question though in studying for my finals and also trying the 12 hr study and 3hr sleep how to you stay motivated any tips?
I’ll be real with you. My fear of failing motivates me. If I fail, I have to repeat the year. And I can’t allow that to happen!
I just got through my first year of college and it went good.
Congrats!! Enjoy the summer
Just finishing my First year as a PharmD student. Took my first pharmacokinetics exam this week and have never done worse on an exam in my life. But on the plus side I aced my ‘bugs and drugs’ exam. People thing the lack of sleep and going hard is a choice but it’s not, it’s what you sign up for. It’s a way of life 😂 good luck, Nathan!
@@AG-bq2zd I don’t stay up all night, but I spend almost all my free time studying, and my grades reflect that (except for one exam). It’s easy for you to come to this conclusion and continue to comment this, but until you have been in the situation and you’re just doing what you have to to survive, data doesn’t matter. You do what’s required. My program is 3 years instead of 4, so it’s slightly more rigorous than a four year program. I am a human being who experiences burnout, but I’m also capable of working through burnout. I didn’t say it’s the only option, but don’t expect that a doctorate program isn’t going to require a little extra effort. This isn’t undergrad.
@@Kpharm310 all I said was that it’s a choice. “People think the lack of sleep and going hard is a choice” is what you said. It is a choice. Bold of you to assume I don’t have a PhD :)
@@AG-bq2zd I definitely didn’t assume anything about you, but go off. Also, you used what I said, and took it out of context. I placed the emojis there for a reason as a joke, but again, continue to criticize me for literally no reason at all. Why do you give a shit what anyone else does with their life?
Infectious disease is killer!! Good for you 🦠
Oh gosh i feel this so much, proud of you for working so hard! Question that youve maybe explained before but with PharmD at Uwaterloo, is it year round? ie i know it starts in january, but looking at the schedule it looks like it goes from january- april, may- august, september-december which means no summer break?? Sincerely, an albertan trying to figure out applying to programs other then Ualberta’s pharmD😂
The first 12 months is continuous. Then you start alternative between work and study terms
My important finals before graduating are starting in 3 weeks and I am feeling so exhausted… I am going to take rest and watch this video because I litteraly can’t focus anymore and I am kinda stressed😣
I wish I could attend and cheer for you on your graduation!
@@NathanWu Ahhhhhh
I have 25 days and 6 subjects to pass, I'm literally on the verge of a mental break down
aaa Having my first pharm lab exam this Thursday 🥺
Good luck! Let me know how it goes 💊
M2 is clutch dont even debate it
I’m so excited!! I’m treating myself for all my hard work
I have zero motivation to revise rn hope this video will help😬
Your weekly dose of motivation!!
@@NathanWu yes!!! Plz continue posting!!! My exam end on 23rd of may I need ur videos to help me get through it
Are you still in pharmacy school?
i study in australia and thinking of doing a program to study overseas at waterloo. would you recommend it?
Depends on the program. What do you want to study?
@@NathanWu I'm studying forensics and criminology
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@@NathanWu YES
I really wanna see u studying with breanna
Our schedules rarely line up! But I’ll try to do a collab for you before I graduate :)
@@NathanWu omg thnk u ❤️❤️❤️
, I study in high school ، 😂❤and your videos motivate me to study
Enjoy high school ;)
“studying 12 hours a day, sleeping 3 hours a night” that is not healthy Nathan 😂😂 but you really are inspiring 🫶🏽
I only do it when I have exams!! I usually sleep 8 hours
2:44 ME LMAO
Hahahahaha
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Aww
@@NathanWu have to tell I play your vids while I am studying and need some one to speak. We can do this fighting 😇
I love your videos but you should really get a better quality mic
Sorryy :/
i'm sorry but this is such a toxic way to approach work and i think it's wrong to promote this kind of lifestyle. no one should put their degree over their health. taking breaks, resting and self care is way more productive than studying 12 hours a day.
I have my first uni exams this Friday and i feel like u am not prepared enough. Seeing you being so honest about your struggles is so thrilling. I am so motivated by your videos
Very fairly so I feel ready. It’s more of feeling like you did all that you could given the circumstance. Look at it like that!
The title is so unhealthy. People shouldn’t strive for this. I’m having to unsubscribe, because I can’t watch you pushing yourself so hard, beyond what is good for you. Look after yourself
I feel like you dont understand that real life isn’t all “healthy”, you need to make necessary sacrifices in life to reach where you want to be. It’s not easy, this video proves that studying isn’t pretty or aesthetic….it’s hard work
I’m sorry my content has made you feel uncomfortable. I share these videos to show the reality of college. Students pull all-nighters (although I have never done that). Students fail exams. College isn’t just parties and football games. My intention is to show that when we struggle, we struggle TOGETHER. I wish you the best in your studies!
My previous replies have been deleted for whatever reason (possibly the papers I linked? Idk). But in summary, hours studied has no correlation to grades achieved. As someone in academia now who has completed PhD etc, I regret the exorbitant amount of time spent studying at undergrad. The damage to the brain from lack of sleep is no joke, and it won’t help you in the long run. This isn’t to tell anyone what to do, it just is a choice to live life healthily. And it’s up to an individual to decide to sacrifice their health, but I don’t think it’s responsible to use a large platform like this to romanticise unhealthy ideals. A disclaimer or something would be nice. I’ll post the dois to the papers I referenced in a separate comment, just in case. (On the subject of hours studied/grades achieved)
@@AG-bq2zd I mean are fr even you you studied to much when your in college yous should understand that life it's not always easy and healthy people study alot and still fail like give us a solution if you think this is unhealthy you should talk woth government to fix the education system not us
@@bayyya8338 I am in no way telling you what to do, and I likewise haven’t said that I don’t understand. I absolutely do. I’m just sharing information that I have learnt since, in the hope that people who feel pressured to study 10 hours a day, whether by themselves or others, may consider whether it actually helps. Like you say, healthy people can study a lot and still fail. My only issue is the propagation of the romanticised image of working too hard. All the best with your studies:)
I have my exams going on rn. And I've been very stressed and anxious all week. This is the best motivation I've received all week🥲
YOU GOT THIS