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DigiDuino

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Ruby Granger has done the same ad and she just said she was paid (but is going to “reinvest” the money)
so... Do we think he might have lied? I find it
hard to believe that one got paid and the other didn’t (they’re with the same management!)
If he straight up lied he'd be in serious trouble from the ASA I'm pretty sure? Doubt he would risk it tbh, he's definitely not stupid

Yeah I find it quite likely that he refused payment from them, which is totally the right thing to do, I can't believe anyone would actually take the money!
 
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Lola123

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He's been very quiet about his applications this time around, which does make me wonder if he only applied to Oxford. I wouldn't put it past him to put all of his eggs in one basket again and assume that his persistence will pay off.

Imagine the admissions officers noticing his name and sighing, "it's his third time applying now! What a sweet, driven, persistent boy. We just have to let him in this time". Like yeah, no, that's not how it works.
I can just imagine him being like don’t you know I’ve written a book, even narrated the audiobook myself, don’t you know who I am
 
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jjhv

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Looks like Jack has always left studying till the last minute. It’s not really an effective technique for a lot of people and Jack shouldn’t encourage students to follow his lead and leave really important essays and exams till the last minute. It’s doesn’t make you look cool it makes you look like a twat.

Revising all the content is not the fault of the education system - that’s just part of what you have to do as a fucking student. Jack is so fucking pretentious and arrogant, and really he doesn’t know what it’s like for students who struggle and are disadvantaged by this system.

Btw I don’t agree with the current education system or the government that introduced it but Jacks take on this is really pathetic.

Also what does everyone think is Jacks stance on politics as he did it for a level and is obviously criticising the Tory government but doesn’t explicitly say he supports labourView attachment 210014
Obviously he's allowed to have his own opinion on the exam system but why is he stating it as fact? TRUST ME... Your fan is literally saying that she finds it better to study linearly and she's allowed to have her own opinion too.
 
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Magallanes

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I'm very happy for Ibz! He has come a long way and now he's going to be a postgraduate at Oxford, however, I'd like to ask a question
I'm not from the UK (as you can tell from my broken English haha) and I don't really know how the applications for Oxbridge work, but I was wondering...how is it possible that Ibz, after years of bashing Oxford, got a place, and Jack, because of doing "a dissertation in 24h", doesn't deserve a place? Didn't you say that the Unis check their prospective students' social media?:unsure: Did Ibz got a place due to his critical point of views?
I don't mean to excuse Jack's behavior, it's just curiosity about how the applications process work!

By the way, I saw this comment and I laughed out loud haha:
 

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quartzen

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Where has all the “Oxford isn’t the be all end all, rejection is redirection” energy from the comments section gone....
 
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kateps

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I’ve applied for a masters at Oxford so I’ve been keeping up with TSR postgrad discussion. Oxford did release all of the English results in the past week or so...
Don't know if you've gotten a decision yet, but good luck! I remember stalking the Cambridge TSR forums and refreshing the portal every 5 seconds 😅
 
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3calico3

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Thing is a lot of youtubers think their audience is into them, whereas more often than not its their niche, and their take on that niche, that appeals. No real interest in them outside of that. Plus as people grow they grow out of things and people

YouTube isnt really forever unless you're very lucky.
It's a very fine balance - either people leave your audience if you stay the same for too long and therefore stagnate, or people leave when you change too much too soon or lose the niche you had which drew a certain audience in.

I guess Jack does want YouTube to be his job for the foreseeable, so he's continuing to upload, but it does feel like he's just biding his time until he becomes a student again and reengages with his niche.
 
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Lurker1997

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And now he’s back in London?
I get he lives alone but now he’s had enough of his parents and wants his own space he just goes 😂 why can’t people just stay put? Talk about unnecessary.
Imagining wanting to be locked in a flat alone in London during lockdown though??? I get sometimes you need your own space but bloody hell, I'd want people around me.

I reckon he'll keep his family as his support bubble and travel down from London to home whenever he wants like he did last time which is just ugh... especially since he has to take the train.
 
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3calico3

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So this may be very ignorant or judgemental but what is his actual long-term plan with his degree/career?
The only thing I've heard him say about his future career is that he wants to do a PhD. That's it. No mention of career sectors he could go into nor roles he'd like.
he cant surely be surprised at job rejections? is he that deluded and out of touch that he doesnt know what's going on around the UK at the moment. Many extremely skilled and educated people are struggling in the job market at the moment. And with him I dont really know what he would be at the front of the queue for job wise. Degree is a but vague and he has no practical work experience (e.g. placement year)
He has very few transferable skills, and a lot of competition now that hundreds of people are applying for roles that they are over-qualified and over-experienced for due to the pandemic. English Literature isn't exactly a practical course which you can apply to any job role.
I said it before but he should do that screenplay course, it’s better than nothing. Also i don’t see what he’s expecting to add to his Oxford application to get himself in...
This is what I've been wondering too - he didn't have much of a plan for this year as it was, so he's not exactly developing himself. The only thing that will change at this rate is his degree classification (no longer pending/predicted), and his personal statement.
 
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nrs264

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I used to work in university admissions (not oxfords level) and I'd be amazed if they didnt do a little background research, especially if he mentions it somehow in his personal statement/application
 
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nrs264

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I think it's the trousers and their fit that really don't help.plus his seeming insistence to take photos looking up at him. Not sure if he is trying to appear taller but it's not a great angle
 
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whatshesaid123

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Does he mean he did GCSE as modular and then a levels as linear, I don’t get the half way through stuff, I’m sure anyone who did modular a levels continued/just did the last two at the end, it was introduced in 2016 so I’m a bit baffled
I’m two years younger than Jack and I did the new 9-1 GCSE’s for English and Maths and the rest were old GCSE’s - Jack is too old to have done the new GCSE’s. The new A-Levels were in 2016 so I think Jack was the first year to do the new A-Levels which is shit but not unmanageable for a student who gets too grades like Jack has done. I don’t even understand why he’s complaining - he got 3 A* and a 1st in his degree so he didn’t disadvantage from this system, really those less privileged miss out and find it tough.
 
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DietGossip

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My problem with it is that reading doesn’t have to be expensive, or cost anything at all. He has a job and can afford to buy his own books.

Many classics are available online if they are in the public domain, and libraries are well stocked. Although they may currently be closed, many libraries have online digital and audio catalogues which are easy to access.

If he wants to own physical copies, second hand shops (again, when open) can be a great resource, as can shopping online for pre owned titles.

Digital copies are also a thing, I get that the physical print vs kindle debate is a big thing, but that also makes reading so much more accessible
Jack earns a hell of a lot more than I (and most of his audience) do, he should be sourcing his own books not requesting freebies from his viewers.
 
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not fussed at all

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He’s put an explanation on Twitter but it’s not good enough. And now his folllowers are saying “well you shouldn’t have to explain yourself”. Especially after the whole Dominic Cummings saga, jack should be more mindful of being critical and then going on to do the exact same thing. The bottom line is that we were told a student house is a second home and Jack has directly contradicted that by moving back in with people from other households (one bing from abroad) and not social distancing. You can see the middle class attitude of thinking rules don’t apply to him and he can do what he wants. And I think there’s no way he couldn’t have moved out in one day-I did it, and lots of other students did, he’s not special and different to any other student just because he is a YouTuber
Yes, I saw when I was at work. Was going to send it in but forgot haha! The main people I've noticed defend him is Eve and Vee - Not surprised by Eve, but I thought Vee was smarter than that :(
 
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jkcsway

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Does he mean he did GCSE as modular and then a levels as linear, I don’t get the half way through stuff, I’m sure anyone who did modular a levels continued/just did the last two at the end, it was introduced in 2016 so I’m a bit baffled
I’m the same year as Jack. The transitional year meant that some A-Levels had been made into the new linear ones and some hadn’t yet, meaning some people (like me) ended up doing 2 ‘new’ A-Levels and 2 ‘old’ modular ones. My ‘new’ ones didn’t even have official textbooks released, and that included history. It really was a complete mess that was hugely overlooked and my grades were a lot less than expected despite working really hard. I give him credit for this but also openly stating you work at the last minute doesn’t really help the case.
 
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Something doesn’t sit right with me about him, I just find him a bit cringey and a bit naive? He was definitely too hung up about Oxford, I think he was arrogant about the fact he would get a place and hadn’t thought about any alternatives

And also, I was so surprised when he said he had a girlfriend, I couldn’t imagine any girl finding him attractive tbf I think he’s gay for sure but just hasn’t figured it out yet
 
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emmer_moans

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Vee may have done those essay crises videos but she also has her empowerment and access videos where she shows clear passion for learning and inclusion and she's applied for a course that links with that. Whereas Jack applied for a course probably in very high demand with no obvious special passion for it.
 
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