Just about to go to bed but got this notification - lovely way to end the day :) Also, just to add to your oxbridge rejection talk (and this may get lengthy) - I was rejected from newnham this year and I was extremely heartbroken and, at the time, really thought it was the end of the world, a levels were pointless, I’ll never let go… and that lasted all of 2 days :) obviously I was still sore for a few weeks - I have friends who got in and my sixth form college is pretty studious and values oxbridge applications. But I really gave myself time to think of my other options; I could apply at postgrad if I still wanted to, I could reapply (stress of more interviews and personal statements said no lol) but I can honestly say now I’m truly over it and have been for a couple months now. For anyone getting over rejection now or next year, my advice would be think about your other options: would you be happy with the environment at Cambridge, would you be happy working to get the required grades, is it worth it for you? I had a lot of sleepless nights after my interviews thinking about what it would be and feel like if I got in and whilst I was never confident I would be offered a place, I obviously always had hope - I had made it to interviews and hadn’t felt I did terribly so it was nothing to scoff at. The most difficult thing for me after getting rejected was that it was sudden and I hadn’t mentally prepared as much as I thought I had. All the time I had spent thinking about it and it was suddenly over - it was so overwhelming. 9side note: I would not recommend opening the email in the middle of class when everyone is doing work and you can’t express any emotion so you text your mum ‘rejected’ and she says ‘sorry I thought you would get it’… that was awful lol). What didn’t help was knowing that I would be apart from my friends who got in, I felt like I wasn’t at the intellectual standard of Cambridge, and I watched Nessa a lot when applying and came to love Newnham so the thought of not studying there was really sad. You obviously need time to heal after rejection and it’s difficult to bounce back immediately (I cried a bit… a lot) but really think about what you can avoid…. Cough the stress of needing high high grades. Obviously it’s rewarding to do well but if you feel super stressed at the grade requirements (which I certainly did after hearing Edinburgh is giving out A*A*A offers for eng lit - edi is one of my choices), perhaps rethink it. Also reflect on the subject if it was different from other places you applied to - I applied to do classics but now I’m going to UCL in September to study a more archaeology based course and they’ve offered ABB - how great lol. Definitely think of it as redirection - you’re not the only one who got rejected (by far) and there will be many more rejections to come. Reapply if you want but make the most of the motivation you may have now and get better grades out of spite (if you want lol). Anyway, hope this helped anyone now or in the future… Nessa I still love and watch your videos as much as I did when I was applying lol.
awww thank you for sharing this it was so heartwarming to read, i'm so glad you know it is (and it really is!!) redirection ❤️ and thank you for your continuous support 🥺
Speaking of rejection, I wish to study pharmacy, but it's quite costly, so I'm relying on scholarships to fund my studies. I submitted my application and will only get an email by the end of June to inform me if I'm shortlisted for an interview. I think I worked hard to strengthen my CV, so I can proudly say that I really did my best, but we'll never know. One thing I know for sure is that if I get rejected, then it's definitely a redirection. I don't wish to stress about university anymore (temporarily lmao). There are so many things in life apart from university, and I'll just grab whatever opportunities are given to me. This is pretty much my mindset to keep going in life :)
Also, I'm already on a gap year and I spent my gap year taking up opportunities to strengthen my CV so only time will tell. Idk anymore lmao. It sounds like I'm giving up in life but I'm not because I care about my family but like I just don't want to be stressed about money and university :")
i completely get you with not wanting to focus on all those stressful things. those things are important, but there are definitely more valuable things too. all the best!! 💛
Hi Nessa! What did you do your EPQ on? Was it law specific? Also what supercurriculars did you do?? I just submitted my response to the Robert walker essay prize comp (which ik i flunked since I didn’t address one part of the essay lmao), did you do any essay comps? Thanks!
it was about the recidivism rates in UK and HK! so like criminal law type? and i didnt do any essay comps 🧚♀️ and honestly not many extracurriculars ngl
hope u guys enjoyed this and feel free to share ur own experiences and advice below (i love reading them 🥺)
have a lovely week ❤️
Just about to go to bed but got this notification - lovely way to end the day :)
Also, just to add to your oxbridge rejection talk (and this may get lengthy) - I was rejected from newnham this year and I was extremely heartbroken and, at the time, really thought it was the end of the world, a levels were pointless, I’ll never let go… and that lasted all of 2 days :) obviously I was still sore for a few weeks - I have friends who got in and my sixth form college is pretty studious and values oxbridge applications. But I really gave myself time to think of my other options; I could apply at postgrad if I still wanted to, I could reapply (stress of more interviews and personal statements said no lol) but I can honestly say now I’m truly over it and have been for a couple months now.
For anyone getting over rejection now or next year, my advice would be think about your other options: would you be happy with the environment at Cambridge, would you be happy working to get the required grades, is it worth it for you? I had a lot of sleepless nights after my interviews thinking about what it would be and feel like if I got in and whilst I was never confident I would be offered a place, I obviously always had hope - I had made it to interviews and hadn’t felt I did terribly so it was nothing to scoff at. The most difficult thing for me after getting rejected was that it was sudden and I hadn’t mentally prepared as much as I thought I had. All the time I had spent thinking about it and it was suddenly over - it was so overwhelming. 9side note: I would not recommend opening the email in the middle of class when everyone is doing work and you can’t express any emotion so you text your mum ‘rejected’ and she says ‘sorry I thought you would get it’… that was awful lol). What didn’t help was knowing that I would be apart from my friends who got in, I felt like I wasn’t at the intellectual standard of Cambridge, and I watched Nessa a lot when applying and came to love Newnham so the thought of not studying there was really sad. You obviously need time to heal after rejection and it’s difficult to bounce back immediately (I cried a bit… a lot) but really think about what you can avoid…. Cough the stress of needing high high grades. Obviously it’s rewarding to do well but if you feel super stressed at the grade requirements (which I certainly did after hearing Edinburgh is giving out A*A*A offers for eng lit - edi is one of my choices), perhaps rethink it. Also reflect on the subject if it was different from other places you applied to - I applied to do classics but now I’m going to UCL in September to study a more archaeology based course and they’ve offered ABB - how great lol. Definitely think of it as redirection - you’re not the only one who got rejected (by far) and there will be many more rejections to come. Reapply if you want but make the most of the motivation you may have now and get better grades out of spite (if you want lol).
Anyway, hope this helped anyone now or in the future… Nessa I still love and watch your videos as much as I did when I was applying lol.
awww thank you for sharing this it was so heartwarming to read, i'm so glad you know it is (and it really is!!) redirection ❤️ and thank you for your continuous support 🥺
Speaking of rejection, I wish to study pharmacy, but it's quite costly, so I'm relying on scholarships to fund my studies. I submitted my application and will only get an email by the end of June to inform me if I'm shortlisted for an interview. I think I worked hard to strengthen my CV, so I can proudly say that I really did my best, but we'll never know. One thing I know for sure is that if I get rejected, then it's definitely a redirection. I don't wish to stress about university anymore (temporarily lmao). There are so many things in life apart from university, and I'll just grab whatever opportunities are given to me. This is pretty much my mindset to keep going in life :)
Also, I'm already on a gap year and I spent my gap year taking up opportunities to strengthen my CV so only time will tell. Idk anymore lmao. It sounds like I'm giving up in life but I'm not because I care about my family but like I just don't want to be stressed about money and university :")
i completely get you with not wanting to focus on all those stressful things. those things are important, but there are definitely more valuable things too. all the best!! 💛
Enjoyed the vlog! The newnham Library looks really nice
aww thank you!
Hi Nessa, how can we access the A level proofs Google drive? Thank you
Hi Nessa! What did you do your EPQ on? Was it law specific? Also what supercurriculars did you do?? I just submitted my response to the Robert walker essay prize comp (which ik i flunked since I didn’t address one part of the essay lmao), did you do any essay comps?
Thanks!
it was about the recidivism rates in UK and HK! so like criminal law type? and i didnt do any essay comps 🧚♀️ and honestly not many extracurriculars ngl