15 things to do for back to school 2022
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- For obvious reasons, I have a very reduced back to school series this year -- but I still wanted to share some useful videos with you and so the next few videos endeavour to help you prepare for the new academic year :)
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📝 What are you studying? I just finished studying English Literature at the University of Exeter. But we are students for life, and I hope that I will continue learning even though I am out of structured education.
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0:00 Make a weekly timetable
0:56 Fix your sleep schedule
1:20 Start using a planner
1:31 Make time for your favourite things
1:48 Get a week ahead on work
2:10 Keep decluttered
2:31 Set a Weekly Reset Routine
3:08 Ask questions if you don't understand!
3:52 Put deadlines in your calendar
4:07 Set up a good study space
4:41 Make a note of study snacks
5:07 make a study playlist
4:35 Tidy your room every night
5:46 Sign up for clubs
6:08 Decide on your note-taking method
6:41 Outro
I feel like Hermione Granger is teaching me all her study secrets and I love it. ☺
Me too😅💖
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I’m starting community college this September as a English major! I’m a first generation college student and the youngest of my 5 siblings. Your videos have helped me want to continue education and work hard to achieve my goals. Thank you so much Ruby🤍 keep up the amazing work
Wish you success, you sound inspired 😊
@@CrisOnTheInternet thank you so much!
Good luck! I'm thinking of choosing English major too, but I don't really know what suits me. I hope you achieve all your goals! And don't ever forget that mistakes makes you stronger, so don't let mistakes and failure let you down. I'm cheering for you! No, actually... We're cheering for you! ❤️❤️✨
@@Boring-nu8fn oh my gosh thank you so much darling! I hope you achieve all of your goals as well! I hope you find what you want to major in! I had such a hard time finding what I wanted to major in but in the end I knew English was for me. I hope you find your dream major & do great & amazing things.
Good luck! And wishing you the best of the best 🧡
American Professor here- I'm so happy to see the recommendation to ask your tutors/professors questions. You may think it makes you look foolish, but for me it is quite the opposite. I don't have a lot of students ask questions, so when they do I take note of the fact that they took the initiative to show up, and often note it to add to future reference/recommendation letters that they take that additional step.
Shy student here, taking note of this comment. Thank you! :)
Then of course people who don’t need to ask questions spend class racking their brains for something they can ask, just so they don’t have that negative shadow over them of not having a recommendation letter for sucking up to get ahead. What a drain. They have other things to worry about.
Also it’s oppressive because the people who are extremely wealthy don’t even pay attention when someone like you is talking because they wouldn’t take a reference from you if you offered, but all the poor people are severely oppressed by this.
@@jamesnoonan9753 People who don't need to ask question stand out in other ways. It's not the only thing that stands out- but it matters for those who are struggling. And there are better ways to suck up than asking questions 🙂
I just feel your energy shouldn’t be divided between “looking” a certain way to a professor, and actually putting in the work you need to get where you want to go. These pressures do not even apply to those who would never have a concern over being recommended, but people without connections or money need to pay extra attention to all your instructions and their work may suffer. That’s how I feel. Thanks for actually responding. I bet you didn’t read my follow up comments before you did.
May I suggest a video about how to deal with a dissertation/thesis? General ideas on how to plan the research, the writing, etc?
Lovely and useful video as always!
Hi, I might have some tips for you
- working on it for a couple of minutes every day is better than not working on it at all
- if you pick a subject, check if you find enough sources close to you. If they are not, scrap that subject and change it
- read and summarise at the same time and use those in your writing (plus, write the pages and book with the writer next to it)
I got into my first choice university today! I've watched your channel for years and have always been excited for the time where I can finally apply some of your tips to university. And now here I am! :)
That's wonderful, congratulations!
Omg congrats!! Enjoy uni life
Congratulations!
Well done !!!!
congrats !!
thank you for those tips! something else i find pretty helpful:
-figure out apps/websites you plan on using(just like your notetaking method). some apps like Anki are not beginner-friendly, so take your time to learn how to do it.
-if needed, sign up to the library as early as possible, research websites where you can get books for free or maybe second-hand
-set up account(google, mainly) for school-related stuff only(or clear your existing one from all the clutter, spam, etc)
-learn to meal prep, figure out how much food you need and what you don't. and also set a system that will remind you to drink water(a cool water bottle? alarms? habit app? you decide what works for you, but stay hydrated!)
-figure out what works for you in terms of socialising. does being around people bring you energy? do you like studying alone or it motivates you to have people around? do you need a study partner?
-learn spaced repetition. people tend to think that they can learn something the night before the exam, and while(in some cases) you can do that, it's damaging to your health and sometimes to your grades. learn proper intervals(and adjust them for yourself). it's much better to repeat something an additional 2-3 times during the semester than cram days before the exam. and also the knowledge will stick better long-term!
hope y'all have a wonderful academic year and good luck
also! talk to your professors, participate in discussions, meet new people. it might sound really hard, but, first of all, most of people are afraid to speak up and secondly, you are paying for the education, so you might as well get as much of it as possible.
thank you, these are really helpful
@Itz DenyDeny am i supposed to figure out ways to get books for you specifically? usually Uni or school will have its own library.
I’m going to the 8th grade and though I’m young I’m still trying to be the best in my class and to get the best grades I can get! These are useful tips that I’ll be sure to use this year! Thank you!
I am starting school in less then a week and this is exactly what I need, thank you so much for this amazing video ✨💕
Good luckkk😊
@@elizagrigore6869 thank you!
How is it going?
@@salmalaamari2604 pretty good for the moment! My teachers are really kind and my class is pretty chill, so it’s fun :D
I am to start my MA degree in Literature! Your tips help a lot and they increase my motivation to study 🌻
Me too. I am going to study literature in leeds.📜
@@lenesworld5502 That's great! Good luck 🧡🌻 Wishing you success!
Me too! Best of luck to you both!💖
Hi Ruby, I just received your academic planner for 22-23 that I purchased for a friend at university. I will link this video to her. Thank you for so many helpful ideas.
I can’t believe school is so soon! I loved the video Ruby and am super excited to use the academic planner next year! Still need to finish setting it up but I’m looking forward to sitting down and having a relaxing afternoon to do that. Hope you have a productive week Ruby!!
Watching this even though I have just received my A-level results hahah, shockingly I got A*A*A which I wasn’t expecting at all, thank you for giving me motivation through the horrific exam period!! :)
Congratulations on such a good result, you must enjoy worked hard for that!
@@r21167 Thank you!! :)
I’m a preschool teacher and this is so helpful!! Have a wonderful school year everyone and cheers to you Ruby on finishing school!
This autumn, I return to university after a few years of work and I'm so excited to finally study something my heart wants to do (Shakespeare and Education). It's only remotely but most of your tips are very practical nonetheless.
I've been very anxious about going back to uni, and this video couldn't have come at a better time!
Thank you, Ruby, for always giving me motivation when I most need it ^-^
About to start uni for Theology! Feeling very excited, needed some of these reminders!
Ruby I hope you're feeling better while adjusting to this new chapter in your life🙂.
I like this video so much.Just this atmosphere is amazing.Thank you!!
These videos are always so helpful.
It's gonna be my second year in college but because of the pandemic, I didn't experience physically going to school during my freshman year. Just the thought of it is making me nervous. Planning things early on like this would help calm my nerves so thank you, Ruby~
Her voice is really calming 😌
I knew a lot of these things, but everyday tidying, taking care of the things you like and aspecially the one-week reset thing were really good ideas, thank you! I’d also add the one-week cooking, because during the week I love not having to eat whatever, but have pre-prepared meals for the whole week.
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I could actually listen to your voice all day
This is one of my favorite back to school prep videos!!(and trust me, I've seen a LOT!) Helpful, to the point, and i really loved the tip about having a weekly reset! Overall, great video, thank you so much♡
Beautiful schedule, I'm definitely making this a part of my lifestyle, thank you RUBY ❤️🥰
I really enjoy this video which has helped me to make preps for my new A Level academic year. As well as your amazing tips, I also have made some new desktop backgrounds for my computers, iPad and iPhone (using Photoshop) showing my study goals and habit lists, set new daily goals and final goals, and prepared some stationeries. Thanks for sharing!
A pleasant video as usual☺️ I’ve started school since last Wednesday and will try maybe some of those advices like the study playlist for example.
Would you like to produce a video about your writing technics? Like how do you plot, witch sources do you use for research and so on. It would be quite interesting. Have a lovely weekend😎
Another lovely video ruby 💗
I'm not in school, but I work for a company that services schools and this was really helpful for the new school year!
Great job! Love the balance of your technology with antique England vibe. So cute!
You are very accurate. This is a good planning.
Ruby videos like this from you are wonderful! They get me so excited for back to school. Thanks for them :)
Ruby, you’re so lovely! Thank you sooo much for your videos! I live in Germany and school started a week ago💗🙃
The last phrase was so warming❤️
Thank you for the video.
Well noted I believe. Thanks
Rubyy, im so proud of you
I loved this!!!
I’m watching this to motivate myself to study.. it’s so relaxing
I feel myself very comfortable when I am watching Ruby’s videos 😊
Thanks for the tips!
HI Ruby😍 thank you for making such motivational videos for us🥰 Every day i watch your youtube videos and it helps to stay focused !Hugs and kisses from Azerbaijan x
Thank you that has helped give me Ideas as I go into my first year of college.
Love all your videos!!!!
OMG, thanks, Ruby! I will be starting school after a week from now. This will help for sure thanks once again!
I was waiting for your back to school video🥰
i’m going to my first choice uni in september so this is coming in so handy for me :))
love the video!! 💗
Just love this!
This reminds me the ones I need to write down because I don’t have the place I want to available rn-
Reset routine
Study snack list
Make ambient sound playlist
Set up bedtime routine
I've been recently obsessed with your channel :)
perfect for school coming up :) thank you!!
Thanks for sharing!
I move in tommorow. I defenitly need this. My ADHD self struggles with self discipline so let's hope this helps a little.
These are so useful 💕 coz once u start u never have time to acc prepare with the workload
This is my first year where I am not returning to education and I am so sad - I hated school until I found your first, Study With Me which made me love studying and work to the point where it was too late...
Now, I am 27 years old unemployed wondering what to do next, wishing I still gad education time left...
All the best to everyone - work hard because it will all be worth it, but also look after yourself.
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I feel you... it's really hard when you grow up in an abusive household... we get a late start and it feels we'll never catch up
Starting school in 4 days this really calms my nerves ty
Love this
Great plan
starting med school tomorrow so this really motivates me :)
This is really nice
YESS ASK QUESTIONS!
I was in class and we were doing trigonometry. I wasn't paying attention that day and didn't understand it the next day. I then felt to embarrassed to ask the teacher and for a good two years I didn't understand trigonometry and was just copying the dude next to me until I ended up having to self teach my self which took longer to learn
I love these videos ruby!! Also i was just re watching harry potter and i kept thinking of you when Hermione came on screen, you are both amazing role models
So useful! I'm definitely going to use this for when my semester starts next week :))
4th! Ruby has inspired me
I will learn to draw a timetable for my schedule, thanks.
Interesting ☺️☺️☺️☺️ Thank you so much Ruby 🫂💜
Cool school to do list
You inspired me to be more happy whit my life
New subbie! Loved the vid! 💖💖
Thank u so much ruby
For so long i wanted to be first or at least 10 the to comment ttoday I am 7 to to comment .
But in the first you said is to spend time to friends and happiness which represents that your priority has changed and become more practical and self loving .
Completely irrelevant, I love the click noise used for the computer clicks. But that aside, I love your vids they are really calming, realistic and helpful! Can't wait to start the school year fresh! :]
i’m starting online college in two weeks!!! i’m really excited to start studying to become a librarian :)
Thank you for this video! I’m about to start my first year of university in September :)
Some good tips here, Ruby. 👍
Great video with realistic tasks. Thank you 💕
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Back to school is one of the most exciting moments. Because we all want to show how we glowed up
very helpful!
I don’t know why but I always feel bad that I want to start college at 23 years old. And it’s summer right now for me so I’m just studying my Japanese and I’m enrolling for college next year (Hopefully) . Your videos are good for getting motivated.
Just found your Maths Study playlist, being a Maths/Physics/Astrophysics enthusiast, I love it!! Also I don't know whether anyone else is having these issues, but I can't open your Spotify links..
Just noticed on GoodReads that you've given five stars to the two Jarvis Cocker books - this really surprised me because in your vlogs you tend to talk about classical or ambient music, or movie soundtracks, but not pop music. Do you like Pulp (and JC's solo music too)? You might also enjoy Coal Black Mornings by Brett Anderson of Suede; I believe Brett has also published a book of lyrics too. If you've not posted one already, I think it would be fascinating to see you talk about the aspects of pop culture you enjoy, be it music, comedians, soap operas, cheesey movies, etc. 😉😊
Very good plans
I'm here for the first time, but this channel is soo cute and cosy that I'm going to stay here for years. Thank you for motivation 🌿
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I went back yesterday and today I had my first classes ^^
Just in time for my new semester, starting next week ^-^
Beautiful life
I’m starting uni soon… eek!
My highschool does not have clubs so I'm planning to start a book/reading club with the help of my teachers wish me luck y'all!!
Ruby, what are you going to do now that you completed your bachelor degree?
A teacher i had told me once “there are no dumb questions, just dumb people who don’t ask”- also, teachers get paid for teaching you!! So no matter how embarrased you might feel when asking something even if it’s very basic, your future self will thank you for it
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i miss school so much. i get hungry whenever i do stuff and study. me and my sister both do it together. keep up the good work ruby. i have faith in you. lots of love to you friend ❤
It's a good plans
As someone who struggles with ADHD I’ve been super stressed thinking about going into my second year at college because I don’t want to fall into old habits and risk failing my A Levels, but this video has been super helpful! Thank you!!
Good luck! I have ADHD as well and once I managed to find the strategies that worked for me I found it much easier to do well. I could tell you more tips if you want but my main advice is to try not to be too hard on yourself. ADHD is a serious disability, so if you get behind on work, miss an assignment or stay up way too late try not to fall into a shame spiral.
@@marshm3llow467 Thank you so much! If you have any tips I would love to hear them! I’ve been trying to not feel shame but sometimes I find it hard especially when I realise how behind I am on work compared to my classmates, but I’ll try my best to not be too hard on myself.
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@@jasminesmith4166 Okay sure! Sorry this is so late, I actually just got moved in to uni so I've been all over the place for the past few days. The main tips are:
1: Whenever you get a due date, immediately put it in a calendar or whatever your organisational system is. I have a very simple bullet journal, but some kind of agenda or phone calendar works fine. This can be a hard habit to start, but once it becomes a habit (and it will become one) it's so helpful and relieves the stress of worrying I've forgotten a deadline.
2: Every day when it's time to do homework, look at the deadlines in your calendar and write out a list of all the steps to do each of the projects/tests. So, for an essay it might be like a) get papers out of bag b) review topics c) pick a topic and brainstorm ideas for the essay d) make an outline e) write the essay. The smaller the better cause then you will be less overwhelmed by how much work needs to be done. It can make it look like more work, but once you tick a few off quickly you'll lose that feeling.
3: If you feel overwhelmed with all the work that needs doing, and there's loads of other stuff on your mind like drama at school or stress about exams or extracurriculars, do a brain dump where you write absolutely anything that has been on your mind. I write out all my school projects, all my 'want to do eventually' tasks, all my long term and short term worries. Write it when it comes to mind in no particular order, because then you sort it into categories. My categories tend to be quick tasks, long tasks, things I have to wait before I can take action on, and worries I can't act on but that weigh on my mind. Then you can use the tasks lists for to dos, and it's nice to have your worries written out and out of your brain on paper.
I realise this sounds like a lot, and no need to start using it every day strictly with no leeway, because that's a recipe for falling off track and beating yourself up about it even though we all do that cause we're all human. Just try them out every once in a while when they're useful, and then maybe they'll become automatic.
I didn't mean to suggest that not feeling so much shame is easy or a quick fix, only that it is important work to continue trying at. Which is sounds like you're already doing, so nice job! Just try to catch the negative and judgmental thoughts, and replace them with things like 'it's okay to fall behind, ADHD makes things really difficult and I'm only human and trying my best'. And I used to feel more shame when I caught that I was shaming myself for something! It's really hard, as I was saying. But it's so nice to not be beating myself up whenever I compare myself to other people, or make mistakes.
Anyway, super long comment but I really hope it helps you! ADHD is such a pain, I wish you all the best with dealing with it and good luck in college :)
Can you do a detailed video about how you take school notes ?
My place at Exeter got confirmed today !! :)
Amazing
Lovely
i got my gcse results yesterday so i'm here making sure i'm prepared for a levels
Congratulations!
This is nice