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!
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 ;)
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 🥰
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!
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.
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!
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'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.
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've never left any comment on any TH-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! :)
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.
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. 🔥❤️🎉😎📚
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!~
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!
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!
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.
Congratulations, Ruby! I am a university lecturer from Poland, teaching and researching Russian literature. Your videos are truly inspirational. Good luck in Oxford!
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!
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 ❤
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 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. 🙂
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.” 💞
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 TH-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!
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.
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
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'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'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 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!!
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 TH-cam videos because we want to see your life there.
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!🌲🏔🇨🇦
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 !
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 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 TH-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.
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 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!
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 !!
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!!!
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 💖
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‘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’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!
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!
Congratulations! As a fellow current Oxonian I can safely say you'll love it here. Jesus is a lovely college. You will probably be living in their newer building for grad students which isn't super historical but super comfortable to live in!
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.
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!
Another silent viewer from Spain. I couldn't be happier for you ruby! I remember crying with you as your rejection from Oxford came at the same time as I was facing my hardest academic years and I almost felt it as my own. I left my first TH-cam comment then but now I also want to share your joy! Life is so much richer and we become so much wiser from the hardships we endure. Congratulations on this amazing opportunity!!!
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you. ❤ I'm a (mostly) silent viewer from Poland and I discovered you in 2020. I really admire your determination and passion, how you approach your studies and how hard-working you are. And also how you appreciate the beauty of nature, literature and everyday life. I wish you have a great time studying at your dream university. Just be you there, with your passion for life and literature, determination and earnesteness, it would be enough.
My advice would be to get the very most out of the broad Oxford experience, Ruby, not just the academic side. It is very easy to find your head buried in the books, neglecting to look up at the dreaming spires and fully appreciating how lucky you are to be amongst them! Seize it all!
dude this is so wild I feel like we're living the same life lmao - I'm from the US and I watched your original oxford video when I was applying to undergrad and got rejected from oxford, but I just now got accepted to oxford to study for a year as a visiting student instead of a full time undergrad. I'm a junior at harvard right now, so obviously I didn't suffer a really bad rejection, but Ivy day was in April and my oxford rejection was in january so I had a good few months where I totally related to learning those lessons on failure - honestly, I agree that getting rejected for undergrad was one of the best things that could've happened for me; mainly, because harvard has been much more flexible with allowing me leeway to change my concentration, whereas in oxford I would've been stuck with a course of study I no longer want to do, but it's mostly been good for me in an emotional sense. I'm super happy to be going to oxford this october too, but I'm also very glad that I didn't get in until right now. I wasn't ready and needed to learn a crap ton of lessons, so I'm happy that I can finally go to oxford now that my mind's clear and I'm more mature :)
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 😊
Another long time silent viewer from Canada, and a 5th year PhD Candidate in History! A huge congratulations to you Ruby, this is such splendid news! Absolutely stoked for you! Sending so many good wishes for the beginning of your graduate school journey and looking forward to following along!
Congratulations, Ruby! Such wonderful news 🎉 you're so right, success through trial and disappointments makes that happy moment all the more sweet because you have experienced those less positive moments. I love that you said that it taught you not to tie your identity so much with academic success, something I know I need to keep in mind as well. I'm so excited for you! Oxford is a dream, and getting to work with manuscripts would be so wonderful. I'm about to send in my application to do my phd in English Literature and I'm very excited and nervous all at once. It's not at the uni I envisioned when I was younger but God works out things beautifully in His plan and I'm excited!
Congratulations Ruby! I have an MFA in Children’s Literature from Simmons in Boston. I can only imagine the magic of being able to study Oxford. Treasure and absorb your surroundings. You deserve your place amongst all the great minds Oxford has nurtured throughout history.
Omg last time when I watched you then you were doing your undergraduate studies( sorry I took a break from TH-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.
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!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Feeling so so so happy for you! I hope I can travel to the UK very soon and Oxford will be one of the cities I will be re-visiting!
I've been watching your channel for around ten years now Ruby and I am so happy for you!! The biggest congratulations to you and the best of luck on your new Oxford journey. Can't wait to see what you accomplish there x
Congratulations Ruby. I hope you have the loveliest time at Oxford, and you completely deserve this! Oxford is my home city, and I am sure there is no more beautiful place to study. I am currently studying for my GCSEs in May, and your videos always motivate and inspire me. You have the congratulations and pride of every one of your viewers, and thank you for all of your videos. Your hard work is very appreciated! Best wishes 🌼🌼
I'm so happy for you! Recently I learned the same lesson as you after a big setback and it's really satisfying to hear someone explain how i feel. I really appreciate that you are so open about your experiences and that you share your life with us. Thank you Ruby and I hope Oxford is going to be everything you wish for. -Myriam xxx
I don't normally leave comments on videos but I must say well done Ruby! I remember watching your video a few years back where you spoke about not getting a place at Oxford for your Undergrad. In the back of my mind I thought I bet she'll make it for her Masters and here we are. Everything falling into place and valuable life lessons gained that you could not have learnt otherwise. The part in the video where you read your acceptance letter transported me back in time to reading my own (not at Oxford). Big Congratulations! ❤❤The adventure continues...
Silent viewer here! I started following your channel a couple years ago and even though I’m not in education, I still enjoy watching you learn and your vlogs! They inspire me to be productive, to read more and to take things slow in life and appreciate what you have. I’m so glad I started watching your channel and I’m so happy that you finally got into Oxford!
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!
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.
Yes yes yes!!! Congratulations Ruby 🥳🎉So happy for you. I've been a subscriber for years and I've always been so inspired and motivated by your videos. You're one of my comfort youtubers and I've always hoped you would go far in life. Now you're going to Oxford! I'm so excited for your new phase of life and hope you'll continue this journey with us cheering along the way!
🎉 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❤❤❤
It is so lovely to follow your growth and path in life. Since watching your videos I have graduated college, at the age of 28 (started at 24) in Belgium. It was one of your videos that made me push through when it was hard and here we are! So proud of myself and definitely proud of you. I'm so excited for those Oxford vlogs! A big congrats from me and wishing you a very joyful new chapter.
I remember the video you got rejected from Oxford, and now you are here! Your channel feels like a comfort to turn to, and I am so happy to see you succeed! I just turned in my motivation letter for my masters and am awaiting a response! Hopefully it will be just as positive as your news! :)
Silent viewer from Bangladesh. You are like a big sister to me even though you don't know me. Many times I got inspired from. Got so excited by seeing thumbnail. Feels so happy. Congrats Ruby. You deserve this
My heart soared for you when I read the caption of this video! I have been following you for a long time and I am so incredibly excited for you to start this journey. Know that it was meant to happen in it's own time, and you should be very very proud of the progress you have made in Exeter and now moving on to Oxford. Lots of love from British Columbia, Canada ❤️
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 :))
the hard work payed of Ruby...you mocked your failure and won .... Congrats to you and thanks for the inspiration. Really excited to see you exploring Oxford.xoxo
Teared up several times while watching... I'm so happy for you! Hearing you talk about everything so passionately and seeing the excitement in your eyes is incredibly moving. You're such a light on this platform, Ruby. Thank you for being you
Congratulations, Ruby. 🎉 it's been such a privilege watching your videos and hearing about your academic and life journey over the past few years. Enjoy your time at Oxford. This is definitely a much deserved achievement.
Congratulations, Ruby! What an exciting year you have coming up at Oxford. I have a friend who studies Early Modern Biology, and I’ve always envied her access to these incredibly old, often lovely, manuscripts. In your video you discuss the role that failure has played in your life so far. I think that it is so easy to glance at a new book displayed in the front window of a bookshop, without considering the considerable time and effort (and failure!) that the author endured for many years before their book was displayed in that bookshop window. I’m a poet, and it is estimated that only about 10% of a poet’s work will be published during their lifetime. Before I understood the process of selecting poems for journals and the enormous number of submissions that editors receive each month (an editor friend estimated that her journal received about 1,000 poems per month, but only had space for 36 poems each year) each rejection felt like a very personal failure. Now I understand that rejection is the most likely reply I will receive from a submission, so I continue to write and submit, and submit and write, and, of course, read poems by other poets. Meanwhile, my writing has improved considerably over the past three years (when I met some poets at a workshop, and we decided to meet monthly) so I am hopeful. Wishing you the best, as always, and I await your vlogs from Oxford!
this is so incredibly inspiring. i have been following you and your story since before you got back the bachelors oxford decision. i am currently in a season of failures. and seeing you reach this goal in this new era, it really is helping me to feel more comfortable with my current losses. thank you.
We have all been waiting for this day Ruby! You may not see this but I haven't doubted you once. I always knew you were destined for this acceptance at Oxford and there is no one better fitted for the task. I am ecstatic like I am watching a longtime friend accomplish a goal I have wanted for them for years. Good luck from an OG viewer :) PS: have you ever considered.a meet and greet?
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
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
Your videos over the years have kept me motivated to study, but have also allowed me to enjoy study more than I ever did before. Thank you for your kindness and inspiration. I'm going to be graduating in chemical engineering in 2025, and I believe without your content I wouldn't have been successful in the application 2 years ago
Ruby I’ve been watching your videos since your first Hermione impressions which I just checked were eight years ago! Congratulations on Oxford, what an incredible and well-deserved achievement! I definitely feel like I’ve taken so much of my academic journey with you. You taught me how to study more than school did and I watched your videos through high school exams and university essays and now I am 6 weeks away from finishing my law degree. Can’t wait to watch you take Oxford by storm! Congratulations again 🎉
I've been watching your videos since 2019, I think, and it's so fascinating to see how far you've come. You are a pure inspiration, really. Myself I feel that I only became worse through all these years, but I'm trying hard to change. I hope one day I will be able to go to England - probably I won't have a chance to study there, but generally, I hope it'll happen. When I started watching your videos, I was a small kid that loved reading, now I'm on my first year of philology in the university. It feels weird Yet I'm just grateful for the opportunity to admire your videos just thank you! you're great
I live in japan and i’m japanese. My age is 24. I like the atmosphere of the movie. I'm grateful that I found your youtube. I have been stadying English recently. I'm studying English because my dream is to travel abroad by my self. I will study English hard by wathing your videos. congratulations ruby ☺️
Ruby, I am so happy that you got accepted into Oxford. I wish you good luck in your Master's degree and I am sure that you will do well. I earned both a BA in Classics at the University of Ottawa in 2010 and a Master's degree in Classical Studies at the Open University in the U.K. in 2018.
as a current graduate going to İtaly to do my Master's in American Lit., I RESONATED SO MUCH with what you said about success and basing your whole life and character on academic achievement. I have been watching you for years, studied with you for hours, and I honestly feel like a friend who is so so so happy for you!!! Congrats, I hope you enjoy this new chapter, and don't forget to appreciatee yourself!! Be proud! Sending so much love ..
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!!
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!🙌🏻
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!
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!
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!
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!
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'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.
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?
I've never left any comment on any TH-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 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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.
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. 🔥❤️🎉😎📚
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!~
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.
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!! 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.
Congratulations, Ruby! I am a university lecturer from Poland, teaching and researching Russian literature. Your videos are truly inspirational. Good luck in Oxford!
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
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 ❤
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 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. 🙂
Congrats, it’s been awesome to follow your journey! You’ve inspired me to take writing more seriously
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.” 💞
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 TH-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!
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.
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
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'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'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 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!
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 TH-cam videos because we want to see your life there.
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!🌲🏔🇨🇦
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 !
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 :)
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 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 TH-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
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 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!
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 !!
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 ruby! I'm so proud and couldn't be more happier for you! You totally deserve this- every bit of it 💗
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 💖
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
YOU REALLY SHOWED THEM, RUBY! Well deserved. What's meant for you will never miss you. Congratulations!!
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?
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!
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!
Congratulations! As a fellow current Oxonian I can safely say you'll love it here. Jesus is a lovely college. You will probably be living in their newer building for grad students which isn't super historical but super comfortable to live in!
From being rejected to being accepted. Wow!!!! Love the things you said about failure.
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.
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!
Another silent viewer from Spain. I couldn't be happier for you ruby! I remember crying with you as your rejection from Oxford came at the same time as I was facing my hardest academic years and I almost felt it as my own. I left my first TH-cam comment then but now I also want to share your joy! Life is so much richer and we become so much wiser from the hardships we endure. Congratulations on this amazing opportunity!!!
Congratulations Ruby!! I’ve been a follower since 2018 and I’m so so happy for you💕
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you. ❤ I'm a (mostly) silent viewer from Poland and I discovered you in 2020. I really admire your determination and passion, how you approach your studies and how hard-working you are. And also how you appreciate the beauty of nature, literature and everyday life. I wish you have a great time studying at your dream university. Just be you there, with your passion for life and literature, determination and earnesteness, it would be enough.
My advice would be to get the very most out of the broad Oxford experience, Ruby, not just the academic side.
It is very easy to find your head buried in the books, neglecting to look up at the dreaming spires and fully appreciating how lucky you are to be amongst them!
Seize it all!
dude this is so wild I feel like we're living the same life lmao - I'm from the US and I watched your original oxford video when I was applying to undergrad and got rejected from oxford, but I just now got accepted to oxford to study for a year as a visiting student instead of a full time undergrad. I'm a junior at harvard right now, so obviously I didn't suffer a really bad rejection, but Ivy day was in April and my oxford rejection was in january so I had a good few months where I totally related to learning those lessons on failure - honestly, I agree that getting rejected for undergrad was one of the best things that could've happened for me; mainly, because harvard has been much more flexible with allowing me leeway to change my concentration, whereas in oxford I would've been stuck with a course of study I no longer want to do, but it's mostly been good for me in an emotional sense. I'm super happy to be going to oxford this october too, but I'm also very glad that I didn't get in until right now. I wasn't ready and needed to learn a crap ton of lessons, so I'm happy that I can finally go to oxford now that my mind's clear and I'm more mature :)
Reading your comment a while later, I hope you are having the best time at Oxford and it’s all you were wishing for ♥️ take care!!
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 😊
I wonder if she knows yet that Emma Watson will also be there, doing an MA in creative writing.
THE WAY I CLICKED ON THE NOTIFICATION
Another long time silent viewer from Canada, and a 5th year PhD Candidate in History! A huge congratulations to you Ruby, this is such splendid news! Absolutely stoked for you! Sending so many good wishes for the beginning of your graduate school journey and looking forward to following along!
Congratulations, Ruby! Such wonderful news 🎉 you're so right, success through trial and disappointments makes that happy moment all the more sweet because you have experienced those less positive moments. I love that you said that it taught you not to tie your identity so much with academic success, something I know I need to keep in mind as well. I'm so excited for you! Oxford is a dream, and getting to work with manuscripts would be so wonderful.
I'm about to send in my application to do my phd in English Literature and I'm very excited and nervous all at once. It's not at the uni I envisioned when I was younger but God works out things beautifully in His plan and I'm excited!
Congratulations Ruby! I have an MFA in Children’s Literature from Simmons in Boston. I can only imagine the magic of being able to study Oxford. Treasure and absorb your surroundings. You deserve your place amongst all the great minds Oxford has nurtured throughout history.
Omg last time when I watched you then you were doing your undergraduate studies( sorry I took a break from TH-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.
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!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Feeling so so so happy for you! I hope I can travel to the UK very soon and Oxford will be one of the cities I will be re-visiting!
Congratulations Ruby!!!! Very well deserved 🥳🥳
I've been watching your channel for around ten years now Ruby and I am so happy for you!! The biggest congratulations to you and the best of luck on your new Oxford journey. Can't wait to see what you accomplish there x
Congratulations Ruby. I hope you have the loveliest time at Oxford, and you completely deserve this! Oxford is my home city, and I am sure there is no more beautiful place to study. I am currently studying for my GCSEs in May, and your videos always motivate and inspire me. You have the congratulations and pride of every one of your viewers, and thank you for all of your videos. Your hard work is very appreciated! Best wishes 🌼🌼
I'm so happy for you! Recently I learned the same lesson as you after a big setback and it's really satisfying to hear someone explain how i feel. I really appreciate that you are so open about your experiences and that you share your life with us. Thank you Ruby and I hope Oxford is going to be everything you wish for.
-Myriam xxx
I don't normally leave comments on videos but I must say well done Ruby! I remember watching your video a few years back where you spoke about not getting a place at Oxford for your Undergrad. In the back of my mind I thought I bet she'll make it for her Masters and here we are. Everything falling into place and valuable life lessons gained that you could not have learnt otherwise. The part in the video where you read your acceptance letter transported me back in time to reading my own (not at Oxford). Big Congratulations! ❤❤The adventure continues...
Silent viewer here! I started following your channel a couple years ago and even though I’m not in education, I still enjoy watching you learn and your vlogs! They inspire me to be productive, to read more and to take things slow in life and appreciate what you have. I’m so glad I started watching your channel and I’m so happy that you finally got into Oxford!
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!
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.
Yes yes yes!!! Congratulations Ruby 🥳🎉So happy for you. I've been a subscriber for years and I've always been so inspired and motivated by your videos. You're one of my comfort youtubers and I've always hoped you would go far in life. Now you're going to Oxford! I'm so excited for your new phase of life and hope you'll continue this journey with us cheering along the way!
🎉 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❤❤❤
It is so lovely to follow your growth and path in life. Since watching your videos I have graduated college, at the age of 28 (started at 24) in Belgium. It was one of your videos that made me push through when it was hard and here we are! So proud of myself and definitely proud of you. I'm so excited for those Oxford vlogs! A big congrats from me and wishing you a very joyful new chapter.
I remember the video you got rejected from Oxford, and now you are here! Your channel feels like a comfort to turn to, and I am so happy to see you succeed!
I just turned in my motivation letter for my masters and am awaiting a response! Hopefully it will be just as positive as your news! :)
Silent viewer from Bangladesh. You are like a big sister to me even though you don't know me. Many times I got inspired from. Got so excited by seeing thumbnail. Feels so happy. Congrats Ruby. You deserve this
My heart soared for you when I read the caption of this video! I have been following you for a long time and I am so incredibly excited for you to start this journey. Know that it was meant to happen in it's own time, and you should be very very proud of the progress you have made in Exeter and now moving on to Oxford.
Lots of love from British Columbia, Canada ❤️
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 excited that you'll be coming to Oxford and that you've already discovered Scriptum, it's one of my favourite little shops in the city!
the hard work payed of Ruby...you mocked your failure and won ....
Congrats to you and thanks for the inspiration.
Really excited to see you exploring Oxford.xoxo
Teared up several times while watching... I'm so happy for you! Hearing you talk about everything so passionately and seeing the excitement in your eyes is incredibly moving. You're such a light on this platform, Ruby. Thank you for being you
Congratulations, Ruby. 🎉 it's been such a privilege watching your videos and hearing about your academic and life journey over the past few years. Enjoy your time at Oxford. This is definitely a much deserved achievement.
Congratulations!! So excited for you!!! I can’t wait to watch your journey on this channel x
Congratulations, Ruby! What an exciting year you have coming up at Oxford. I have a friend who studies Early Modern Biology, and I’ve always envied her access to these incredibly old, often lovely, manuscripts. In your video you discuss the role that failure has played in your life so far. I think that it is so easy to glance at a new book displayed in the front window of a bookshop, without considering the considerable time and effort (and failure!) that the author endured for many years before their book was displayed in that bookshop window. I’m a poet, and it is estimated that only about 10% of a poet’s work will be published during their lifetime. Before I understood the process of selecting poems for journals and the enormous number of submissions that editors receive each month (an editor friend estimated that her journal received about 1,000 poems per month, but only had space for 36 poems each year) each rejection felt like a very personal failure. Now I understand that rejection is the most likely reply I will receive from a submission, so I continue to write and submit, and submit and write, and, of course, read poems by other poets. Meanwhile, my writing has improved considerably over the past three years (when I met some poets at a workshop, and we decided to meet monthly) so I am hopeful. Wishing you the best, as always, and I await your vlogs from Oxford!
this is so incredibly inspiring. i have been following you and your story since before you got back the bachelors oxford decision. i am currently in a season of failures. and seeing you reach this goal in this new era, it really is helping me to feel more comfortable with my current losses. thank you.
So happy for you Ruby! Oxford are lucky to have you! Congratulations 🌟🌟🌟
We have all been waiting for this day Ruby! You may not see this but I haven't doubted you once. I always knew you were destined for this acceptance at Oxford and there is no one better fitted for the task. I am ecstatic like I am watching a longtime friend accomplish a goal I have wanted for them for years. Good luck from an OG viewer :)
PS: have you ever considered.a meet and greet?
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
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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
Your videos over the years have kept me motivated to study, but have also allowed me to enjoy study more than I ever did before. Thank you for your kindness and inspiration. I'm going to be graduating in chemical engineering in 2025, and I believe without your content I wouldn't have been successful in the application 2 years ago
Ruby I’ve been watching your videos since your first Hermione impressions which I just checked were eight years ago! Congratulations on Oxford, what an incredible and well-deserved achievement! I definitely feel like I’ve taken so much of my academic journey with you. You taught me how to study more than school did and I watched your videos through high school exams and university essays and now I am 6 weeks away from finishing my law degree. Can’t wait to watch you take Oxford by storm! Congratulations again 🎉
I've been watching your videos since 2019, I think, and it's so fascinating to see how far you've come. You are a pure inspiration, really. Myself I feel that I only became worse through all these years, but I'm trying hard to change. I hope one day I will be able to go to England - probably I won't have a chance to study there, but generally, I hope it'll happen. When I started watching your videos, I was a small kid that loved reading, now I'm on my first year of philology in the university. It feels weird
Yet I'm just grateful for the opportunity to admire your videos
just thank you! you're great
I live in japan and i’m japanese.
My age is 24.
I like the atmosphere of the movie.
I'm grateful that I found your youtube.
I have been stadying English recently.
I'm studying English because my dream is to travel abroad by my self.
I will study English hard by wathing your videos.
congratulations ruby ☺️
Ruby, I am so happy that you got accepted into Oxford. I wish you good luck in your Master's degree and I am sure that you will do well. I earned both a BA in Classics at the University of Ottawa in 2010 and a Master's degree in Classical Studies at the Open University in the U.K. in 2018.
as a current graduate going to İtaly to do my Master's in American Lit., I RESONATED SO MUCH with what you said about success and basing your whole life and character on academic achievement. I have been watching you for years, studied with you for hours, and I honestly feel like a friend who is so so so happy for you!!! Congrats, I hope you enjoy this new chapter, and don't forget to appreciatee yourself!! Be proud! Sending so much love ..