HOW I RANKED 1ST AT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TWICE IN A ROW | MY REVISION PIPELINE FROM START TO FINISH
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2024
- I ranked 1st at Cambridge University in both my second and final years (apparently 🤷🏻♀️) and this is how I did it 📚📝🧬
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 | Introduction and My Academic Background
0:55 | My Approach to Academic Years - A crash course?
1:30 | My Mindset
2:39 | D i s c l a i m e r ! ! ! Did I just study all the time?
3:04 | juicy content starts here Part 1 // Throughout the Year
3:26 | Making Notes
5:32 | Organisation
6:06 | Writing Essays
7:19 | Failure?
8:33 | Writing My Dissertation
9:07 | Part 2 // Revision
9:56 | Writing Content out from Memory
10:56 | Flashcards
11:56 | Memorisation Technique 001
13:06 | Memorisation Technique 002
13:50 | Summary Sheets
14:49 | Essay Plans
16:41 | The Key Ingredient
17:11 | Outro
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How old are you? | 22
Where are you from? | South of the UK
Current life situation? | I am currently taking a gap year before starting a master’s
What did you study? | Biological Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge (2016-2019)
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- Prioritise written notes (plain paper)
- Facilitate studies with extra reading (articles, literature, books)
- Organise notes/materials carefully and effectively
- Have a growth mindset
- Use blurting, Feynman's technique, Pomodoro method and spaced repetition; use flashcards when blurting fails
- Create summary sheets prior to exams (containing difficult content)
- Create essay plans before writing essays
- Repetition, patience and consistency is key to success
Thank you so much for this ☺
@@aankhisharma5324 You're welcome :]
thank you!!!
Luca Lalsie tysm ily
what is "blurting"?
I love how frizzy your hair is. THAT is the hairstyle of a hard worker, a goal slayer 😂😍
haha trueeeee 😂
Malavika same actually, it’s cute :)
How come my hair is also frizzy but I hardly got A minus? 🙄
That must be why I'm failing
@@user-mq8bt9iw3d you have wwx as your profile pic, you belong to an elite group😌
Wow she’s like a woman in a Victorian painting
Finally someone said it!!
She's the girl with a pearl earring!
I knew she looked familiar
Lol
as a person who studied art history in middle school, high school and college TWICE i can agree lmfao
just imagine what the person ranked 2nd would think watching this 🙂
😂😂
This is so random 😂😂
@@kizoku97 right
😂
LMAO 😂
Lemme tell yall how she ranked 1st!
She worked her ass of
true
Off* true
haha i work hard yep, but i know what i want at the end of it 😉🙈
Yes. Worked her ass off AND did it intelligently AND had supreme genetics.
Some Asian genetics I guess... hahha
basically how HOLLY IS A BEAAAASTTTT! Mindset is definitely SO so important and I focus on just improving myself and doing the best I can
haha thanks sam 😅
Same 😪
Hi, I also want to ranked the 1ST at CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY... Hope I can be like that.. Pray for me... Thanksss :)@@HollyGabrielle
I've wanted to study medicine for six years now, but I didn't have the grades so I became a paramedic instead. By now I had kind of given up on my dream, my biggest fears being that I would never be good enough to be a doctor and I'd probably be struggling with studying again after such a long time, but watching your videos has somehow changed my mindset. I finally found the courage to apply for a place at the uni of my dreams. So, I know I'm just a stranger from the internet and this might come out weird, but I really wanted to say thank you, Holly, from the bottom of my heart. 🤗❤
Kirimagine remember that even when you are there, training To be a doctor, you will still feel like perhaps you are not enough. Im in my 3rd year and have a lot of thoughts and anxiety on that because i did not have great grades until now. But guess what that s fine and it doesnt show your value. It s hard to be a doctor and very very hard to be a very good one because you will never see yourself as such... my microbiology professor said this and it really stuck with me. Medicine is not a job it s a career and you will always have to grow for it. If you believe you know nothing then you probably will know enough to be a good doctor. But the most important thing in this career is to strive to be a selfless doctor, a loving people doctor. Just to do your best and do not give up.
@@isabelle2850 Thank you for these kind words. ❤ All I ever wanted is to become a good doctor, not only when it comes to diagnoses and treatments but when all a patient needs is someone to listen to them and really care and see them as a person with feelings, hopes, dreams and fears. I strive to become a doctor people will turn to when they need help because they feel safe and understood when they come to me. I don't know if I can make it, but I will certainly try and work as hard as I can to achieve my goals and be happy. 😊❤
good luck !!
@@SymphonyOfSmile yes, that's the way to go!
@@Wheeeeai Thank you! 😊
"You learn so much more from failing than from succeeding" -Holly🍉. Thank you. Will give this a try for my first term
to grow, you need to fail first, and it's ok!!! trust yourself 💚🤗
• strong mindset
• extra reading
•make notes
•Essay plans- containing key ideas from important Qs
• write essays based on topics in timed conditions
• content recall- write whatever you remember from past revision
• go back to notes and keep doing a content recall after a while
• Flashcards- Write questions and answers of what you struggle to remember from the content recall
(write a number with the Q, the number is the amount of things you have to remember for the answer)
• Create summary sheets- info you struggle to remember from the flashcards
(Including a mind map of the main topics and things you struggle to remember from it
•Repetition revision until you remember
me who just started law school:
TH-cam: lemme show you how wrong you started to study
Lol me too
I started this year as well! Good luck to you😄
@@samiksha3223 😂 thanks and good luck to you too, let's survive this
Pre med here struggling
congrats on starting law school!
I hope to be a law student soon !
Me, a highschool student watching this: "Hmm. Very interesting and informative indeed."
You aren't the only one!
tbh thats the time to watch it, you'll absorb the information without actively thinking and then itll be natural in uni :)
@@battygeek3035 yepp. I'm in my second last year of high school too so I might have to use this very soon.
@@Zeer0042 same tbh
You are so clear and systematic in your study methods...while I just get confused as to what to study first and then I end up studying nothing and that stresses me out. Engineering stress me out so much that I get confused as to what to do first. 🙂💚
As a follow engineering student, I can relate so much.
@@Crystal-sb3mr engineering is frustrating and stressful....also you are studying in which branch of Engineering??
@@vaishnavipalkar9054 I agree, but it's also fascinating at the same time. Haha so, I'm at community College for my associates in engineering science, but once I'm done with that I'll be doing a Bachelor's in mechanical engineering at a university with a concentration in aerospace engineering. How about you?
@@Crystal-sb3mr oh wow... according to the Indian education system I am doing a diploma in mechanical engineering. A 3rd yr student tho
Same here but i try to compensate by making the periods of time where i study
As productive as possible ☺️😜
you got everything mate
a dancer
a singer
good at yoga ( flexible af )
pretty hair
pretty face
pretty body
pretty personality
good at studies
good cook
responsible
disciplined
confident
good at time management
*how do i exchange lives with you holly ?*
And TH-cam so filming and editing
+ responsable and disciplined
Indians
exactly
@@mushy470 yeah
I actually watching this when I'm doing math lesson in online class. And I suddenly paying attention to the teacher, which I feel amazed at. Even though I haven't watch it full yet (I paused because I feel the urge to paying attention at class) the comments are very helpful! Thank you so much for Holly and everyone in the comments!
This was BRILLIANT Holly and so perfectly shows why you're as successful as you are in any and all endeavors and not just academia.
Your self-analysis, your self-criticism (when you deem it necessary) and your uncanny ability to recover from any speed bumps/failures and forge ahead, making whatever necessary changes, sets you apart from soooo many others!!! 👍👏🌞
Can't wait to continue following your successes and achievements Holly! 🌞
Whenever i make my notes
It takes a very long time away
And I find myself questioning "what if this won't work," 😣😓😓 it scares me
Really me too I give up every time
Me too😪😪
Me tooo
it used to take me a veryyyyyyy very long time (during school), but as soon as i found a method that worked for me, the time i spent making notes was reduced quite drastically. although it still takes me quite some time, i know (having studied now for quite a big chunk of my life 😅) that is it very worthwhile for me!
@@HollyGabrielle I'm going to use a technique made by myself 😅 but my brain says that it will work for me, as I have a lot of syllabus I will read, learn and collect all the material in 4 month of semester then in 2 months vacation I will make notes by active recalling not just copying, wish me luck
"You learn so much from failing that from succeeding" this resonated a lot with me right now
it is SO true and it took my a long time to realise!
sucked into studytube cuz i just want to feel sorry for myself
Oh nooooo, yet I relate
This video is a blessing! I've been struggling so much with studying lately and here you are handing out so many awesome methods🤩 thank you
the ultimate study queen !! 😤👑
That exact number of things you have to remember actually really helps me. I've noticed, that by knowing how many things i have to know makes it a lot easier to remember those things.
All the best on your Master's ❤
I've been attending online lectures for over 2months now and I've had really biased thoughts about it and I often find myself unmotivated to study most of time. I'm so waiting to see you how you manage and help me actually get back to it since you've been my best motivator and inspiration 💫❤
The "failure" section was a bomb. I need it the most, so thank you for the motivation!
Have literally been waiting for this video for ages. Thanks a lot, Holly!
this is super helpful and inspiring. I am a PhD student and I still get lost sometimes. So, this is what I needed to work on my studies again. Thanks Holly! all the best with your upcoming Master's journey!
How you ranked 1st twice in a row at Cambridge University?
Answer: These things helped -
Intelligent mind, discipline, organised, persistent and sweet!
I'm starting my first year of biology next month and I'm really grateful for all these tipps! It sounds like we learn in a very similar style so I think these will help me immensely. Good luck on your Master's! Hopefully we'll all be succesful!
That’s amazing!! Thank you so much!
I can’t wait for your new academic year journey!
Your revision style is so similar to mine it’s unreal! I used to write my notes out on (sorry but lined) paper and then write it out from memory but when I began getting my family to test me they couldn’t understand it so I’ve started writing them all in the form of questions and numbers of points either on paper or flashcards
Holly, when I was doing my MA In Classical Studies at the Open University, I took lots and lots of notes for my TMAs, EMA, and dissertation and I always noted the page, author, and title of book where I got my sources from. I was not always very organized because I really did not know how to structure my essays with all the notes which I took. I misread my TMA questions and I lost a lot of marks and I did not feel happy when I did not do well in my TMAs until I asked my tutor and SST for help.
this is so much quality and knowledge in one video - amazing! Thank you for making it!
The flashcard coupled with number of points to remember idea is great. Thank you for the tips!
I use the same memorisation techniques as you. The number thing and imagining the page really works for me
Heyyy Holly I'm so so proud of u. For somone who'd always been into the culture of competition with the other, I ve really struggled with my self-confidence when I found myself at the bottom line. I'm doing a 3rd year ALEVELS n you really an example n one of the humans who give me hope. ❤️Lots of love n admiration frm Mauritius 🇲🇺
Thank you for this, I'll definitely be trying my best to reach my goals this year for uni ✌🏼
Thank you Holly - excellent tutorial which will definitely help me with my exam prep. Even an old man like myself (53) studying for a professional exam can learn from you here - particularly like your flashcard process, as I like to bullet point and remember facts rather than lengthy sentences/paragraphs, and this is a clever technique! Hopefully it will help me get a pass.. Good luck with your masters!
I think the greatest gift you've given with this video is how you normalise or make accessible what seems to be such an unattainable thing. Also seeing how your work ethic reflects in your self expression on youtube (the organisation of this video is PEAK cohesion LOL), is great- it's like, showing by (living) example. Thanks a lot :)
Hollyyy Finallllyy
Waited for this video for so long ❤
Love❤
Thank you, Holly! Congratulations on you acceptance at UCL. I'm so grateful you'll be making university videos again.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED THANKS HOLLY!!!!
I needed this! Masters is sk very different from my Bachelor's. But, its great! Gonna try a few of the things you mentioned.
THANK YOU HOLLY THIS IS THE BEST TIMING !!!! I have exams this week!!! 💙💙💙
good luck!!!!!
Dear holly , I've been watching your videos for literally ... 2-3 years and I just want to say I'm really proud of you . You inspire me . And I love your personality . Keep it up ✨
Of all the exam related, notes making videos I have seen, you are the most relatable person. I have always found it hard to relate to a topper except you.
Thank you for the information. Stay safe.
Oh my God, I thought it was weird, that the number thing helps me so much!
Completely random: I am a skincare fanatic and I was obsessing over your flawless skin throughout the entire video 😍
Holly is such an inspiration. She inspired me on my first degree journey,and now I'm in my second degree, I still use her methods and it still works for me. Looking forward on my masters next year. ^^
Hey, I just want to say thanks. Seriously, I don't know how you did it but you gave me motivation no one ever did. So THANK YOU!
i picture notes too, its like when im writing my exam and there's some answer that i cant remember but i remember where it is on my notes so i just try and focus on that image and eventually i remember what it says.
Same! That is why I think it is so important to write notes
I LOVE the points u made! This is the first vid I’ve seen of urs and I’m subbing!!!
Literally me! Lol, I’m glad TH-cam suggested her to me
Holly I can’t say how much u helped me with new ideas to dig into studies. Simply Thanks from my soul 🤩
Congratulations. We have seen you work so hard and I really appreciate and I'm really very happy and proud of you
Omg!!!! The “number” thing is soooooooooo awesome!!! Use it since middle school!!
totally agree!!!
IF you want to become a topper, follow these steps
- Prioritise written notes (plain paper)
- Facilitate studies with extra reading (articles, literature, books)
- Organise notes/materials carefully and effectively
- Have a growth mindset
- Use blurting, Feynman's technique, Pomodoro method and spaced repetition; use flashcards when blurting fails
- Create summary sheets prior to exams (containing difficult content)
- Create essay plans before writing essays
- Repetition, patience and consistency is key to success
Actually very helpful!!!
Thank you Holly for saving my exams with these inspirational (and practical) methods😍
THANK UUUU,you're literally so selfless for sharing all these useful infor,thank you a thousand times😂️
''answer the question you're being asked, exams or not, ANSWER THE QUESTION!'' I'm taking this and applying it in my entire life for as long as I live. Something about the way you said it hit home, almost as if you were directly speaking to me so ..I heard you loud and clear Holy.
You're so so motivating Holly. Just because of you i could get back on track with my studies. You're so positive and will be waiting for more study secrets videos like this!!! Love you loads ❤️💕😊💜
From a long time i was wishing when will holly put up some motivational or study related videos, thank you so much!!!!😊
Thank you for sharing! These advices seem to be really helpful for succeeding in college.
You should genuinely do a bloopers videos showing all the bloopers cause that would be a straight 20-30mins comedy show on how one sometimes just doesnt use their brain😂❤
I don’t even know you and I’m so proud of you!! 😂 Seriously; I love seeing TH-cam videos of wonderful people from accross the pond that I will never get to meet. It’s a bittersweet feeling actually but makes me motivated to improve my life even though I’m older now. Enjoy your life! 🌈 ☀️ ☮️
I am so glad that I found holly
On TH-cam you are the best , realistic and hard working person I love you so much wishing you best of luck 🤗🤗😘😘
HOLLYYY 🎈 I used to watch and rewatch a lot of your videos while I was in high school cause they inspired me and motivate me to study.Now I am in the University majoring in nano-science.I feel like I was a part of your journey but you are also a big part of my journey so thank you for your inspiration and your accompaniment. I was so happy for you after I saw you ranked first so *congratulations * !!!!keep going girl I support you:)
Literally if I get the same power as holly ❣️❣️has , my all academic and career problem will be solved...
This sounds good, although I remember that when I went to university, there was just too much stuff to memorise and too many books and papers to read, I wouldn't ever have time to take precise notes or make flashcards for every subject. I had my techniques on how to read a (compulsory) book once and remember as much as possible. You somehow get better and better at it after a while.
Same, I struggled to pass and I did but barely :/ I graduated with all Cs
Nice to see my motivation girl back...Missed you for a year..
My daughter is obsessed with your channel I think you are very inspiring she never enjoyed studying but now she is improving a lot Thank you
i am just obsessed with your videos. By watching your videos i get motivation to study... Thank you alot....
Btw lots of lots of love from India💕💕💕💕
I've been hooked on her videos and downloaded most of the study with me for motivation
i hate when comments on previous videos say ,HOW ON EARTH IS SHE SO SMART ETC ,but she clearly worked her ass of for what she got !!
Yep healthy growth mindset is the key for success, I agree with this. I also benefited from it in my module 1. Before and submitting assignments, I also cried quite often when I saw the feedback from my supervisors “ need improvements”. But it was strange I didn’t want to give on my tasks!!! Thank you for your sharing!!!
very helpful video!!! thanks Holly!
OMG ! NEVER BEEN THIS EARLYYYYYY LOVE YA HOLLY
all the best for masters!
thank you!!!
@@HollyGabrielle thank you Holly for giving heart . Really love you, Best of luck for your masters👍😊
I can't tell if she looks like the girl with the pearl earing or Mona lisa
The Girl With The pearl earring x
Goodluck for your master's degree! You're truly an inspiration ❤
Oh holly it's the first video I've seen of yours and I'm sure it will open a gate of inspiration and motivation for me .....I really adore you....so useful tips
the visual memory of notes and the order they go in.. i literally picture my flashcards in the exam.. i think we are the same person lmao
Can you do a vid about how you studied in high school or how you got into Cambridge? Love your vids!!
Finished my studies 3 years ago and still watched all of this (and about to check your other videos). Love organisation tips ehe good job Holly!
Appreciate this so much, thank you Holly
WE NEED TIPS ALSO ON HOW YOU MANAGE TIME AND THE STUDY TIPS THAT U USE PLS HOLLY 👍
lol dont think holly will know who madhu is ....
Blink 🙂🙂🙂
sure sure coming at you with LOTS more contenttttt 😉😉😉
@@jennielisjis2316 who have literally named your TH-cam channel after them😂😂😂 what you want me to expect
@@lostsoul989 maybe that's their name chile
The way that you say "Did Well" and "Not So Well" proves that you have a great grasp of positive self-talk.
Amazing content here Holly, thank you for sharing it with us
Thats cool! I hadnt noticed that
This girl is my inspiration since freshman year 💜💜 can't deny it
Hey Holly! So proud of you and being able to see you be so successful since de begining! Lov you girl, keep going!!
I'm here looking at this instead that studying for my exam on Friday, but that's alright I guess ahah
I dropped out at the end of 2nd year in 2017. Going back next year to finish my Biology degree.
All the best for masters Holly!!!!!💚
Thank you so much Holly ! It was a very helpful and concise video..and it motivatred me to start studying again. I was just feeling very down today and this video really helped me. I wish you all the success
Oh my God!!!! Thanku so so so much for this video
Coz I was procrastinating and I didn't know what to do with my pile of syllabuses!!!! And you came as an angel!!!!
Now I have an idea about where to start and that's bcoz of you holly....
I watch your every single video since 2016 ( the year I found your channel and it changed my life into a more productive one )
TYSM!!!HOLLY....😘😘LOVE FROM LAND OF COCONUT!!! (KERALA)💜💜
Kerathil evdeya?
@@natureaddict1942 malappuram😇 and you?
HOLLY IS MY BIGGEST INSPIRATION AND ROLE MODEL.PERIODT
im currently studying bachelor of science in medical technology right now. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INSPIRATION HOLLY!!! I LOVE YOU! I really needed this huhu
I LOVE this video!! So so helpful! Thanks so much Holly 💗
Our Holly is the smartest and the most helpful and kind girl I have ever seen.
Love you Holly💜
I'm starting my exams tomorrow.
Hopeful!!!!!!!!!
to anyone starting out their first/new semester! i'm finishing my second master's degree in October, and i can wholeheartedly recommend the flashcard + summary sheet technique! flashcards (with the number of points to memorise on!) help you drill the information in, and to look at a summary sheet only containing what you "still" don't know just before the exam is really really helpful, as you don't waste time or get distracted by a general/too broad summary sheet where you read a lot of stuff you remember anyway by now...
good luck to anyone starting out at uni! :)
Holly!!! I have been waiting for this video for a long time!
Omg I've never been this early! Love from India🇮🇳❤
I've been watching your videos for about 3 years and they've helped me sooo much ilysm!
@@StudyWithShreyality
@Anamika A. Kamath me too
how old r u ?
Hieeee🤗
I felt really bad to compete with friends in school, and I cannot solve this problem for the last whole year. I did not know how to solve this dilemma till this video... As you said, MINDSET is soooo important! From now on I'll try my best to focus on myself, trying to become a better me.
(sorry about my poor English🥺)
Thank you, Holly❤❤❤
i totally agree with you. i still find myself doing this, but it takes daily reminders to remember that you only need to focus on YOURSELF 💪🏻
Thank you Holly! Will be useful for my last year here in Edinburgh lol.
lots of student love x
Basically what i need in just one video. Love u holly thanku sm!😘