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Hasanah123

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Shes doing it for the prestige, and she isnt going to do anything with this PhD once she graduates

I'm so sick of her me me me, like go do something worthwhile with your two degrees, she doesnt even understand policy, shes just a glorified essay writer at this point
 
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Hasanah123

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So the offer she already has is not good enough for her? Hmmm.
No because shes after a name, like Harvard or Oxford. So she can boast about it.

She doesnt want a PhD shes after the prestige it will bring, thats why she doesnt have a project proposal, her mindset for doing a PHd is wrong.
 
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No humility, no class, just stuck up her own ass
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She also only got into Oxford via the foundation route… didn’t have the academics to actually get a place like everyone else.
To be fair, it’s really good and fair that that route exists. It gives a chance to gifted students who have less resources and therefor a very small chance to have the same academic achievements at that point in there life. Like it’s far easier to get good marks if the only thing u have to worry about are your marks. If students experience food scarcity or any other stress the marks drop significantly. A way to even the playing field is good and I think it’s not fair to criticize students for having to take that route.
 
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mindlessness

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Absolutely baffled at her purchasing the sweater before knowing for sure she had gotten in! I am not a terribly superstitious person but feel like that would be risking bad luck 😅
Not getting in to a PhD programme sucks so I feel for her. But I also hope it’s a good reality check.
 
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3calico3

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Came here to post the same thing. Imagine buying all the merch thinking you would get in, then posting pics of yourself looking sad holding the hoodie of the place you didn't get into? 😬 Looks desperate!
She has Oxford and Harvard under her belt already, why is she trying to get into other prestigious schools? What does Vee actually do? All I see is an influencer patting herself on the back, daily. She says she has supportive friends but surely they must be rolling their eyes at this point, does she pht the same amount of support into their aspirations ?
Sounds like she doesn't know what else to do apart from continue studying. She goes on about being an educator, then why not do a PGCE or similar teaching qualification? That would probably be too normal.
 
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Ripley Rose Kat

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I loved Vee but she's bugging me with the constant ads and promotions.

I don't even know what she studies now, kinda feels like it's all about money now which is sad because her motivation was what I found so inspiring.
 
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nobluefrogs

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It seems to me her workload is high because she's cramming as many projects/classes into three years, expecting to finish it that quickly.
 
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July9696

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Yeah, to be honest, the direction that her channel is taking is quite a disappointment to me.

I started watching her because I loved her message and her passion for girl's education in Africa. I was secretly expecting her to move to Zimbabwe after graduation and start working on the field with the issues she is passionate about, maybe get a job at an NGO there or even in the goverment. I would have loved her to blog about her life in Zim, talk about the issues that girls are facing there and all the things she is doing to improve the situation.

Now I really dont want to watch another influencer in a fancy appartment living the London life....
I really agree with you.

It would’ve been amazing to see her move to Zimbabwe and take up a role in education there. Real hands on and use her platform to show the culture/ people/ history there.

I don’t know if she’s said what she’s doing next but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a “corporate”/ charity or international organisation in London, in a set up removed from the issue at hand. I mean that’s fine if that’s what she wants and I think she’s after the glamour/girlboss/huge salary/status of that but she could do great work on the ground too. It’s a shame.
 
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Welshgal

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She must have known that there was a pretty high chance of this happening, when she accepted her place at Harvard. So complaining now is just pointless and like you guys said really does not show her in the best light
 
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bigreputation

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I tried to watch her new flat video but I actually couldn’t do it because it’s cringeworthy. It’s like she’s playing adult rather than actually being an adult and everything is a novelty or a celebration or an event to flex with. I don’t know any normal person our age that would go on so much about furnishing a rented flat.
 
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Ceecee3

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Because she now doesnt know the value of money
Maybe I'm wrong but I find it really odd that someone who is clearly renting a very expensive property would throw a party, plus add so many personal touches to what is a rental. Renting is so temporary especially in London, I can't understand people who settle in with furniture etc and celebrate basically being ripped off. She really isn't smart.
Clearly got this for the social clout. I wonder how long it will be before other residents are sick of her taking over the communal areas with her 'parties' lol
 
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Tommyb

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No offence but... It's the university of bradford. For no work. Not something id be bragging about.
 
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July9696

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Working for an NGO is a huge privilege because most of them do not pay a good salary. So she would have to 'downgrade' her lifestyle. If she came from a wealthy family it would be one thing but she is probably the first one in her family who moved to the upper class so quickly.

In my opinion it would be too big of a risk. It's not as if she was fully established. Her career is solely based on her student life. If she starts showing her NGO career people may not care since she'll lose her core audience. Compared to a job in the City for a big company.
I see what you mean but this is also the woman who came up with £26k in a few months to pay for Harvard. She’s not struggling and if she’s got any sense she’ll have lots of savings by now.

She’d definitely have to “downgrade” the lifestyle but YouTuber-moves-to-big-city is a dime a dozen these days.
 
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be11atrix

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I don’t know Vee very well and only watched a few of her YT videos as I was at Oxford soon after she was, but I made the mistake of following her on LinkedIn and wow is it the most triggering, depressing crap I have seen. She doesn’t just share and enjoy her achievements, she smacks you in the face with them and smears them all over while grinning at you from a bazillion smug photos. She’s disgustingly boastful and I had to take a step away from LinkedIn cause it was so toxic. Nothing to do with jealously as there’s no part of me that could or would do any of the stuff she is doing, it’s just the way she comes across and shares her life. It makes you feel so shit in comparison no matter how great your own achievements are. She’s genuinely insufferable.
She has to be SMASHHHING🙏🙏 or WINNNNING👑👑 everything - it's so dull. Thing is, all these boasts sound exactly the same so it just negates the impact of any true achievements.

I really think Vee must be so insecure about her work output if every event has to be documented online and made out to be a major life achievement.
 
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mindlessness

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Hmmm very relatable to her followers, not. A 5 day holiday every month? Most likely abroad too, rather than a local mini break. It is not normal to have such holidays every month!

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Does she mean she woke up IN Cyprus or that she woke Cyprus up by her mere presence?
Come on Vee, proof-read your captions.

(and lol, I can't imagine her trying to explain her holiday schedule to her future PhD supervisors.)
 
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Hasanah123

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Shes milking the empower black children/teens, thats basically her thing, but shes milking it and continues to milk it

There are so many black professionals who are doing so much more work, are actually DOING the work not just writing long LinkedIn and Instagram posts to say look at me
 
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I just can’t get on board with her study/revision videos. Would be nice if she actually disclosed Harvard and Oxford's grade average and the specific fact that the most typical grade that Harvard gives is an A, rather than misleading her viewers into believing that 'straight A's' are some pinnacle of achievement. This issue of grade inflation is well-documented in these institutions and in fact some grade distributions are readily accessible.

Very little humility in this person.
She:
a) got some mediocre grades in A levels
b) Happened to be at the right place at the right time to find a foundation course that significantly improved her chances of admission into Oxford, because in the alternative, it would be downright inconceivable that she would be offered a place with her existing A level grades.
c) enjoyed the perks of grade inflation in Oxford (noting that some undergrad courses at Oxford only give out 2:2 to the bottom 5%!)
d) Became Youtube famous, started this personal branding and clout chasing venture, until she saved enough money to afford a Harvard degree and stack things on a resume
e) Attended Harvard, enjoyed the exact same grade inflation as in Oxford, unsurprisingly comes out with the most typical grade - an A

*How I went from C to an A* - grade inflation honey, methinks that's the answer.

Disclosure: these are just my thoughts and opinions on the matter and are by no means an assertion that this is the 'truth'. Perhaps I'm rather guided by the fact that she is just woefully insufferable in her videos.
Going to Oxford and Harvard are both still significant achievements tho, and grade inflation is something that affects most unis nowdays, so her followers are probably in similar positions in regard to that. They only offer foundation courses to people from underperforming schools/areas so there must have been mitigating circumstances around her A levels/GSCEs that most middle class students that got to Oxford don't have. Foundation courses are essential to improving access and I don't really get why people shit on Vee for taking an opportunity and running with it. To make the jump from Bs at A level to performing at the standard of an average oxford/harvard student is quite impressive regardless of grade inflation, especially considering the standard of students they take. Youtube isn't that easy to be successful on, especially as a black woman, and using it as a source of income for her further education isn't a bad thing in any way. Yes she is very outgoing and confident, which won't be everyone's cup of tea, but she's a studytuber who's giving advice about studying. I don't see why she should have humility about her achievements when she has achieved a lot at a young age.
 
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MrsMarshmallow

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Now, about her having been rejected for a PhD. I feel for her, but those applications are usually very competitive, and I don’t think she has that much going on for herself other than her degrees and maybe her EBV thing? I don’t know, I’ll be applying to my own PhD soon, and I’m busting my ass to make my CV as competitive and appealing as I can. Being Vee the changemaker isn’t enough.
 
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