All the StudyTubers (adults!) have been going on about their own A levels all day.
Here's my favourite, for the irony factor:
All the StudyTubers (adults!) have been going on about their own A levels all day.Rubys insta story - talking about A level results in what I'm assuming is a paid ad and how there are always options regardless of A level result etc etc
These tweets made me want to vomit.All the StudyTubers (adults!) have been going on about their own A levels all day.
Here's my favourite, for the irony factor:
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she posted this story yesterdayThey should’ve said a generic good luck and left it at that. You can’t compare this to normal times at all. Has eve Cornwell said anything on it? She’s the same management so would be interested to see if she did or not
Yes it's hugely tone deaf of her: this year's cohort were systemically downgraded by the government's algorithm which favours private education and affluent areas. 100% not the same thing, but Ruby doesn't really have much nuance in her thoughts so I'm not really surprised that she thinks these situations are remotely comparable (e.g. all of her book reviews are "it's so so good, it's beautifully written").Rubys insta story - talking about A level results in what I'm assuming is a paid ad and how there are always options regardless of A level result etc etc
idk I feel it kind of poor taste to talk about how disappointed she was in her A in Religious Studies. A lot of people were downgraded so much they lost out on a university place, I've seen people online who have been rejected from all 5 they applied to because they were downgraded so much. Some people were predicted As and got Cs. I've seen people being given Us.
An A will still get you into most unis. I understand her being disappointed when she was aiming for an A* but I don't think now is the time to talk about that when there are people out there having to rethink their futures. Seems a tad out of touch in my opinion...
actually, she did chemistry a-level! i can't say why, i remember she explained in a video that there was some sort of relation between english lit and chemistry (??), but yeah, she did chemistry, religion studies and englishWhy is she doing what looks like chemistry?? She’s an English student and I swear she didn’t even do chemistry A-level. Is she so obsessed with studying that’s she giving herself even more work??
Probably a video about a levelsWhy is she doing what looks like chemistry?? She’s an English student and I swear she didn’t even do chemistry A-level. Is she so obsessed with studying that’s she giving herself even more work??
Ahh my bad sorry!! I didn’t realise! She never struck me as a chemistry person!actually, she did chemistry a-level! i can't say why, i remember she explained in a video that there was some sort of relation between english lit and chemistry (??), but yeah, she did chemistry, religion studies and english
University of Leicester did the same though, and they're only really a mid-ranked uni. Definitely within the 'average' bracket.They can afford to be accommodating because the likelihood is that they expect everyone they offer will come to them. So say they have 100 places, they might make 105 offers to allow for a few dropouts.
Most uni's will seriously over offer because they know historically what percentage of offers actually enrol. So maybe they made 200 offers to fill 100 places based on historical figures. They wouldn't have space to take all 200 students plus the Office for Students has introduced student number control again this year so uni's can't suddenly up their numbers.
So if you've made 200 offers but you can only take 100 students what's the fairest way to pick those 100? That's the dilemma. Oxbridge is in an almost unique situation of only offering the number of places available so it's not hard for them to make that decision to allow everyone a place. Plus they know their students are highly likely to succeed. The majority of uni's are not in that privileged position.
She's agnostic/atheist and comes from a non religious family. I'm not sure what prompted the interest, being as she didn't go to a particularly religious school either. I wonder if there's anything in the wider family to explain the interest!This might be ignorant of me, so apologies if I come off as shallow but did she pick RS as an A level subject and then Theology as her first degree because she's religious? I vaguely remember her mentioning she's an atheist but I don't know if I made this up.
This isn't to judge her either way, it's not my business at all, but I found it interesting that she's chosen these in the past as focus points as a person who doesn't seemingly practice religion apart from her academic studies.
I go to the University of Leicester! They have cancelled a load of courses for this year though so it may simply be that they now can offer people places/accommodation purely because a load of courses aren’t running now. They’ve cancelled my course for first years which sucksUniversity of Leicester did the same though, and they're only really a mid-ranked uni. Definitely within the 'average' bracket.
No hate intended, I went to UoL as well! I'm glad to be out of the uni stage at this point though, it's so horrible for students at the moment.I go to the University of Leicester! They have cancelled a load of courses for this year though so it may simply be that they now can offer people places/accommodation purely because a load of courses aren’t running now. They’ve cancelled my course for first years which sucks(I’ve just finished second year).
And that's how they've managed to do it. It's a world away from Oxford where you get a place on the course you applied for.I go to the University of Leicester! They have cancelled a load of courses for this year though so it may simply be that they now can offer people places/accommodation purely because a load of courses aren’t running now. They’ve cancelled my course for first years which sucks(I’ve just finished second year).
Oh gosh no, I didn’t think there was any hate intended!! I totally agree, my year abroad has been cancelled and I know that’s nowhere near as bad as a-level students but it’s no fun for students right now!No hate intended, I went to UoL as well! I'm glad to be out of the uni stage at this point though, it's so horrible for students at the moment.
Respect. The others should take noteshe posted this story yesterday
so far, i think she's been the only studytuber (if we can still call her that) that hasn't tried to make it all about herself and her A level experience
I can’t imagine her in an open plan office where half the office find her boring or they don’t engage, and the other half are messy and pinch her washi tape and pens, and her boss would say you only have half a day to produce xyz, so she can’t spend a week planning the heck out of something making lists about lists, she would just have to get on with things. I still watch Ruby for some of the aesthetic stuff though it annoys me when she says “I like this because it is aesthetic”. I like some of the Miss Patina clothes but wouldn’t have a wardrobe full of them, dressing as teenage Anne with an E, for example. In reality I think Ruby will keep down the self-employed route so she can continue with the aesthetics and productivity days. Perhaps she will be a proof reader, or an editor or similar? I just can’t see her working in a busy corporation’s open plan office.I like Ruby but I also wonder how she will/would function in a regular office environment or a stressful day job where she can't choose to stick to her bubble. She's quite rigid about her lifestyle. I think she would do well in academia but commanding a class and being able to teach are very different skills compared to just being knowledgeable and enjoying learning. I had a professor in uni who was one of the top people in his subject but could not teach for shit. We all hated his class.
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