writing 2,500 words in 4 HOURS! - Oxford Uni stress 

The fact that she's taking breaks in between is stressing me out

This is raw university energy hahaahah I LOVE IT

The best part about finishing an essay or thesis is closing all them damn tabs, all 60 of them

she was more or less relaxed because she already made a very detailed plan of her essay and prepared notes from reading the literature required to the essay like 3-4 days prior. and that is already 70% of the work. there's no way someone could write a big essay on a complex topic from scratch in 4 or 5 hours without at least some sort of preparation. i'm in no way underestimating her admirable stress-management, she's obviously very intelligent and determined. but don't do the same as her if you're not sure about your essay notes or the capability of managing your stress levels. some people can't work under a lot of stress, while others perform better. this video itself was quite stressful to watch lol. respect

This is my type of content: sheer panic

this is the proof: we all procrastinate 😂

Don’t encourage me to procrastinate thinking it’ll work out 😂😂

Me: writing 7 word in 4 hours.

i can’t even understand the question.

This gave me anxiety.

As a writer, 2500 words is nothing of like a decent draft in an hour BUT A UNIVERSITY PAPER AT STANFORD PLEASE- girl four hours? I'd need four weeks 😭

She’s literally goals wtf imagine being smart and having a sweet personality girlllll 😭 i really need to do something while quarintine

i feel like she lost like 20% of her time by talking to us lol, which makes it even more impressive wow

vee: does introduction in 19 mins me: spends 2 hrs trying to find a synonym for “the”

6:13 "I think I wanna take a 5-minute nap because if I reach a thousand words and it's 3:40, it means that we have...oh we don't have enough time" this just made me laugh so much lmao

here's a tip for people who feel stressed about writing the intro: write it last! everybody tries to do it up front, but in a lot of ways, the intro can serve some of the same functions as the conclusion; rather than being a synthesis of all the ideas you've shared and possible future directions (the conclusion's work), the introduction can help synthesise what ideas you *will* be discussing, why it's important, and (importantly!!) what knowledge the reader needs to be able to engage fully with what they'll be reading. use the introduction to help the reader get in the same frame of mind + with the same background you have to have prepared the discussion. writing the introduction before anything else can be (1) mentally difficult to process and (2) confusing for your reader because .. you haven't even decided what you're really going to say yet. I find I have a much, much clearer idea of what my introduction should be once I know what my essay actually says. the introduction is a tool, not a limit!

That temptation to take a five minutes nap is crazy relatable 😂😂

You wrote an introduction paragraph in 19 minutes. 19 minutes!. Introductions take at least 2 1/2 hours for me. You are a last minute god

Even though I graduated from university over 30 years ago, I still have the recurring nightmare of not starting an essay that’s due, or missing an important exam because I couldn’t find the classroom where the exam was scheduled. That’s how traumatic my university days were.

The fact that she only had 4 hours and still took the time to take out her camera and show us... that dedication is incredible.

Her: writes entire essay in 4 hours Also her: makes a video of it and posts it online School system: am i a joke to you

Sat here stressing about my assignments so I’ll watch someone else stress instead to make me feel better

Hearing things like 17 books and 2500 words every 6 days makes me grateful I’m a science major 😅

Wow this brought back memories of my university days. I majored in history and got so sick of writing that I got panic attacks during my final semester when it comes to essay submissions 😅

The title of the essay alone would’ve had me wanting to drop out

LMAOOOOO when she did the calculations for the nap and then realized it wasn't possible and she had to meet back to her desk chair... that SENT me

Every time she talked to us I thought to myself "Giiiirrll start workinggggggg"

Whenever I have essay or thesis crisis, I usually come here to see someone suffer the same as me so I can be more relaxed 😌

vee: writes a 2700 word essay in 4 hours me: can alphabetise my bibliography in 4 hours

I was such a slow-writer in uni. I couldn’t have done this in 4 hours. I would spend those 4 hours crying and calling my friend for support and beers. I looooved this video

Even the title of the essay makes me cry let alone doing it in 4 hours

3 years later and I still come back to your videos when I have an essay crisis 😂 3 more essays in 7 days ( my whole degree is an essay crisis with the deadlines they give us) before I finish my degree. Now to get an essay done that’s due tomorrow. Thank you for the inspiration.

An essay every 6 days, TF? That sounds horrid.

I had a friend in Uni who wrote her final year dissertation in a single night. Like, an all-nighter before the deadline at 9am. It was 8000 words. She got a first. Legitimately had a new found respect for her after that shit.

I’m in high school and I’m so proud that this is my second year not procrastinating a single assignment! After having to do 2 months worth of assignments in a single night the years before, I decided to get in the habit of completing all my assignments in the morning and now I have the rest of the day to be free. I have semester exams tomorrow and after that, I have a 3 week winter break! Feels so good to not be stressing rn! 😄

15,000 words, 9 hours. Graduated with a First. Don’t ask me how I did or I’m a pro and did my research beforehand cause I didn’t, I died that day and still am. Edit: I wrote this at 4:35am and as expected I am in another crisis from degree to master.. thought I grew up but nope, procrastination is my personality. Okay thanks bye.

Her: “Every second counts” Her: Takes mini breaks every once in a while

“And we have nothing!” Me every day at university.

I hope she never deletes these videos!!!! I come back to this everytime I have a research paper / assignment due.

The most useful thing I’ve learnt at uni so far is when and when not to sleep. When an assignment is close to being due in, I usually just stay awake for like 36 hours and get completely absorbed into my assignment even if I have done a lot of prep just because I feel more pressure so I take advantage of my motivation drink like 8 cans of red bull while also fasting during this period. So by consuming caffeine, having the motivation to complete the assignment and the hyper focus you get from fasting there’s no way I’m not completing this assignment. once I get in bed there’s no way I’m getting out without watching hours of RU-vid to guilt trip myself into at least brush my teeth. Before I go to bed tho, I will probably eat a giant meal- beef, chicken and sweet chili sauce and all my favorite snacks as like a reward, then the energy from the red bull instantly wears off because of the amount of energy needed to digest all the food. Goodnight for like 17 hours. lol.

You: *reads essay question* Me: *considers dropping out* You: “I have 4 hours.” Me: *dies*

When you realised you didn’t have time for a nap😂😂😂

7:41 this part's sooo relatable; whenever i have a lot of work to do and don't want to do it, i lay down on my bed for like 10 seconds and get back up

This video made me go back in time to my first year of my master's degree. I was with a 5 year old boy and a year and a half girl, with a running business (small business, but still) and a husband who served in the army and was not home (not enough, anyway). Every week we had 7-10 articles to read, some of them were so long and had to sum the articles in one page (which was really difficult, to sum a chapter of 40-50 pages into one!). I thought I was losing my mind. And I was just starting to write my thesis back then. I thought I was going crazy, felt so overwhelmed and stressed. University can be very stressful. I feel you. Been said, I'm so proud to see how you tackled this assignment like a pro! It is so impressive!

What actually is the point in making students write an essay per week, especially while they have to work on a dissertation??? it literally doesn't help anyone in any way

finally a realistic portrayal of studying in one of the top universities lmao

“I don’t wanna hear it, I feel the judgment” 🤣😂 You are an absolute rock star, Vee! And I really enjoy watching these vids knowing that there’s other people out there struggling with that student life. Thesis writing has been a doozy for me and it’s nice to know others find it difficult to balance their time well too lol

sis, it took me a whole a$$ day writing just a 800-word essay 😭😭😭😭

Vee: There is not enough time Also Vee: Let's make a YT video *MOOD*

I once had 10 hours to write a 15 page essay and I literally lost my shit. I cried while typing it up but I actually managed to turn it in on time and got a B+. Shit was good enough for me but I drowned myself in alcohol afterwards.

For all procrastinators out there! Even if you start a tiny bit early ahead of time, you will want to write a lot more. Just do it! Don't look for inspiration.

GIRL where have you been my entire education! This is so damn relatable and I'm currently trying to power through my thesis. It's so motivational and I'm so grateful for someone who shows it as it is. Thank you!

Primary school me: I can write 10,000 words in an hour Now me: 5 words time to take a quick water break

She did not only write an essay in 4 hours on Oxford Level no! She made a whole RU-vid Video inbetween. Showed us her Life Style . Made mad breaks. Kept socialising with room mates... Girl you are a Queen 👸🏾

This video being suggested to me as I’m procrastinating my own essay due in approximately 4 hours 👀 You just took relatable to another level.

"Yeah, I'm quitting" is such a huge mood. Love your positive energy, it's helping me write an essay right now!

“dont judge me” sissss we’ve literally all been there lmao

Plot Twist: She wasn't able to save the document

this is like my first time watching her and i just love her personality and determination! it is so impressive how you finished all that in 4 hours whoa!

haha whenever I feel stressed I look her up, this girl is always, somehow in a situation far more stressful than me lol

I'm currently procrastinating writing my own essay by watching you writing an essay 😶

Honestly, I'm always in that situation all the time . Many works are needed to catch up , especially tons of research reports. But I really like the way of how you were facing it in such an entertaining way ! You literally cracked me up from the reaction to emotion while you were doing your works ! Keep it up !

Hahahahaha omg this was me last week!! I felt that stressed sigh. Essay plans and outlines have been lifesavers for me! I think we often get bogged down by the amount of readings we’re assigned. My last minute essay tactic is to get the overall argument or point of the essay figured out, and a thesis statement written. With the lengthy journals/articles/books, I read the intro, conclusion and topic sentences of each paragraph and copy and paste important quotes, etc on what I call a “dump site” on a separate google doc. I then refer back to the essay plan and jump into the paragraphs I feel most ready to write. I’ll usually leave the introduction until the end. Thanks for sharing, I’m glad I’m not the only one!

me: needs to start a 3000 word philosophy essay also me: watches this instead

This has actually motivated me to start my assignment.... that was due four days ago😭

I just came back here to say, thanks for the motivation Vee, I had a 3775 words essay crisis was so overwhelmed . Thanks to your videos and coffee I wrote it in 24hrs since I was sick and I passed 😁 yeeey! Sending love from Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪

wow, this video really showed me to not stress about any minor test written in school but instead just live , vibe and enjoy life no worries or doubts but else appreciate the compared small work i have to currently do for the 10th class its amazing cuz i always thought that id have a lot of stress but watching this made me realize how little it actually is

deadass i thought she was starting from scratch having done no reading, no prior notes or plan... but im super impressed at her method of planning beforehand because technically she could leave the essay till last minute considering she’d already outlined her main ideas

She is the most relatable studytuber of this generation😂

Honestly I’ve been procrastinating like crazy lately (always have been tho) .But this video not only made me feel less anxious, it was also very inspiring to get things done - I just pulled through because of this and I’m so proud of myself:) Thank you a lot you made me want to stop procrastinating^^

thank you for this video, it helped me a lot. i was feeling hopeless about getting my essay done (also involving Foucault go figure) and your light hearted yet real portrayal of the writing process gave me so much perspective and inspiration.

Can I just say, this is the most motivating video on here: I’m trying to get out of a depression funk and write my essays. Was so fed up of seeing “Productive uni day” ... gets up at 5am, meditates, reads 20 books, cooks a fresh meal for the local homeless, writes 4 essays, hobby bakes study snacks, bullet journals, goes for a run and settles in bed w Netflix at 8pm. THANK YOU FOR BEING REAL❤️

It takes me one whole day just to do my references.

the energy is everything!!

loveee the motivation !!!!!!! LOVE THE positivity

Every Oxford student, past and present, can probably identify with this. You spirited me back to days of getting up at 4am to write Philosophy essays for an 9am tutorial

when she said “i feel like that bitch” i knew sis was saved. good luck on all your studies!!

I watched this last year as I was writing two different essays very close to their deadlines, and now I’m watching it again as I’m working on an essay that’s due in 6 hours.

It's impressive to me that she did it all so quickly plus she recorded the whole process while talking .... I could never 😩👍🏼

When she says "we" it stresses me out

I'm actually jealous of how motivated you are, took me four hours just to think of my dissertation title

I love how honest and tmi this is. I haven’t brushed teeth. So relatable

I'm in an essay crisis and this video makes me feel so much better lmao I looovee the energy

"I don't wanna hear it... I feel the judgment" 😂

just watching her discuss her situation for minutes in the beginning instead of actually starting her essay is stressing me out

Watching these videos after your essay is done feels sooo good!

im literally in love w ur personality!! new sub MWAH

The horror if she didn’t save the file and something happened to her laptop maybe 15 minutes before 😱😱😱

literally procrastinating writing a 16+ page paper that is due tomorrow by watching you panic instead of panicking myself. that's uni life lmao

Working on a hectic deadline and needed some inspiration to focus. This did it and was entertaining and gave me the extra boost I needed. Thanks so much :)

The fact that you were filming on top of this, thanks for allowing me to vibe with my stress :)))

I died when she was contemplating on that 5 minute nap and then proceeded to realise she didn't have enough time lmao but honestly the fact that you are under such tremendous pressure and still able to pick up your camera to vlog, be entertaining as hell while at it, AND finish that essay just goes to show why you are in oxford university in the first place. Good luck for your course!!

This is the true Oxford experience. One term I had two essays due a week and was writing each one in like 2 hours. They were a mess.

your ability to just sit down and grind out that essay is honestly so inspiring

Love your energy!!! It could've easily been the end of the world for me but man now I really wanna go to uni for some reasons

holy shit imagine being a hummanities student. i could never

Lmao, she had to do a whole ass 2,500 -word essay in 4 hours and I’m over here stressing about getting my PowerPoint presentation done 😂

I relate so hard to this. I have to write 4000 words in about 8 hours. But I feel like my undergrad life of writing endlessly has prepared me for this moment. 👊 We got this

I also find it helpful to jump around while I write since it's pretty easy to get caught in a panic loop on one point or paragraph, that feeling of spinning your wheels but not getting anywhere can inflate the stress of the task and make it seem that much more daunting. If you're stuck just move onto something else and come back to that part later with a clearer mind, then rinse and repeat until your first draft is done; re-read it, add parts where necessary, and you're done! Sounds so simple in practice lol

can't believe I can't even escape Foucault when im watching youtube. The horror.