I got a Master's Degree from the University of Cambridge 

Well said!

The actuarial exams are of far more value to future earnings than any random Masters. I think some of your overseas viewers do not understand the tradition of professional education in the UK.

A little more humility or transparency might have helped. You are liking comments from people saying what an achievement! Your BA was the achievement, this is not an achievement. And the title of the video makes it sound like you earned an MA in the usual way. To label it correctly might make the video more intriguing for the 99% of people who have no idea Oxbridge students get this upgrade. I don't think you've convinced yourself you really have an MA, but the way you've presented this and written a defensive statement about how it's not going to help your career is a bit weird. I've been watching your videos from the start and never seen you do the shady stretch the truth influencer thing until now. Having a delayed ceremony because of the pandemic is important but no justification for the way you've presented this video and liked comments about it being an achievement. This isn't 'hate', it's honest feedback, you don't have a master's degree. But that doesn't mean you never will, who knows what the future holds.

People can find more information and history on this style of MA at these links: www.cambridgestudents.cam.ac.uk/your-course/graduation-and-what-next/cambridge-ma And en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Arts_(Oxford,_Cambridge,_and_Dublin)

​@@TwinGeeks If you're so pressed about this tradition, go to cambridge and raise your complaint there. Paige and her whole family are celebrating, while you are here whining as if you can do anything about it.

Paige I wonder if you ever visited my little friend Emilia from Emilia's world. She is no longer a baby and is starting school soon. Not so little anymore.

It only applies to the UK's ancient universities (ie founded before 1800) and is long-established practice. So, other more Johnnie-cone-lately institutions decided to order their degrees differently and want Oxbridge etc to change their rules! Actually an LLB at Cambridge has long been a second degree in Law (BA in Law first, then the LLB). Other UK universities give LLB as a bachelor's degree. Should we ask the recent institutions to stop what THEY are doing ...?

Just trying to understand here : she got it because she took the actuarial exams ?

@@dannyuk1523cool! what do you get it for? like is it just given to everyone a few years after graduating undergrad?

​@blushtotes5869 pretty much yeah

Likewise, wishing you all the success and congrats on your degree! 😊

what do you mean she got a free upgrade? I thought she worked for her degree? Am I missing something?

If you need to ask and can't google the answer then you aren't smart enough to understand the concept.

@@dannyuk1523 thanks for explaining! I was not trying to be rude but honestly curious as the concept doesn’t exist in my country. But it sounds like a cool tradition and a good reason to get everyone back together for a celebration! 😊

Haha Buster is not to be trusted by himself! He chilled with my friends Hannah and Harrison who weren’t graduating since they matriculated a year later than me

All the best with your studies!

@@PaigeY Thank you, Paige, and I will do.

Some students already had degrees which rank higher than a BA (fluffy hood), e.g. MSci, MEng, MB, BChir, and you wear the hood of the highest ranked degree you currently hold

It’s like an honorary thing peculiar to Cambridge and Oxford. It doesn’t mean much. Most Masters are of course studied for.

it is an honorary degree, not an actual MA. In all other UK uni's except Oxford and Cambridge, this is not a thing

Roughly: back in the day, when universities were few and far between (in England, that would be Oxford and Cambridge), you ended up as a Master of the Arts more or less for being there for six years. Mainly preparing for a career in the law or the church I think - hence formal dress including academic or clerical bands but I think they're optional now for graduation. The 'Bachelor' thing was an intermediate stage after three years. Newer universities came along with three year degrees with exams for BAs so Oxford and Cambridge conform to that but also keep the MA thing around. Cambridge does have masters courses, but none of them are MA. For example, Astrid returned to Cambridge and achieved an MPhil in Renaissance Literature and in Natural Sciences you can read for an MSc. To make the nature of the MA clearer, you're expected to refer to it as an MA(Cantab) or MA(Oxon) and never as just an MA.

@@dannyuk1523 we don't have a problem with it, it just shouldn't be called an Masters because it's not the same as an actual Masters you studied several years for. It's just a title Cambridge and Oxford bestows on their undergraduates after a few years. Don't get me wrong, going to Cambridge is very impressive but this isn't an actual MA

@@dannyuk1523 no it doesn't. Oxford and Cambridge are the only 2 that call this a Masters. An undergraduate degree is the same everywhere

Centuries of history be damned? It’s not likes it helps you in your career. Oxford have this too.

​@@dannyuk1523to be fair she's making it sound like she got a post graduate degree which isn't true. As someone who actually studied for a Masters it is rather insulting for someone to have the same title for no additional work

@@dannyuk1523 I understand this, and this is exactly why I am making my point about privilege, and Paige not being very transparent. Durrrr.

I mean if i attended cambridge or oxford, i'd be happy to take this chance to acquire this masters even if it's just a tradition. Paige is not obliged to please you thru her vlogs. Just be happy for her bc we are happy for you getting your actual masters. We honor yours as much as we are happy for Paige. It's not her fault getting an honorary masters by cambridge.

Diddums

@@dannyuk1523Twice as intensive as Imperial, Kings, UCL? No.

You are strangely over bothered by this?

Oof, someone was not accepted by cambridge 🤣

@@dannyuk1523 i tagged you by mistake, i was referring to the op. My apologies.

​@@dannyuk1523 lmao the op might think his opinion is important to even start arguing under his comment 🤣

It’s just an excuse fir a party, no big deal.

Because degrees at Oxford and Cambridge are of a much higher standard and difficulty than the degrees at all other UK universities they are actually all Masters Degrees of Masters standard. It’s just that the award of the Masters status is delayed by a few years.

Who cares? Get a life

Who would be embarrassed to say that theyve got a masters degree from cambridge?? I mean if youre jealous, just say it.

@@mpf1983that’s not completely true. It’s in tradition and rank only. It is an honorary degree and not a postgrad degree. This is not unique to just Cambridge or Oxford. It’s understood it’s not the same as studying for a master’s postgrad degree. But an accomplishment nonetheless!