CAMBRIDGE VLOG 61: I've got my mojo back! ft. computing projects & quiz nights

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About me:
My name's Paige and I am in my third year studying Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge. I am a member of Jesus College and make regular vlogs of my day to day life at uni, including lectures, supervisions, and social activities.
Credit to Henry for the outro jingle.

[@friedballs]

Paige: I'm so late Also Paige : talking to a camera

[@PaigeY]

Whoops 😝

[@maitreyeenabar1754]

Proof the Paige is a wondergirl 1 she is fit 2 she studies like a boss 3 has a big group of friends 4 is active on KZbin 5 humble , funny, cute, lovable And the list goes on. Like how do u manage so much......

[@FadeawayJ19]

"it's really fun when your code actually works" comp sci in a nutshell

[@dashinggoodbooks2427]

I was told the exact same thing from my school that I couldn't do two languages, but thankfully my German teacher knew how much I loved the subject and agreed to come in before school just for me. We ended up with a couple of us taking both German and French for GCSE, and now fast-forward 12 years and I'm a fully qualified translator and interpreter fluent in two foreign languages and learning another. You're so right though, you don't need to study a language at uni to become fluent. It does take a lot of hard work though and I think uni does help give you a push to study the language consistently and intensively. Best of luck with your future language-learning! It's such a rewarding thing to do so I'm sure you'll love it :)

[@samia7314]

i have my finals coming up, and i feel sick and demotivated. watching your videos make me feel much better:))

[@rajipadmanabhan209]

All the best fr ur finals❤️❤️

[@zazzyrox]

I’ve just moved back to Canada after graduating with my MPhil from Cambridge. I was living right by West Cafe and the IoA so seeing you walking around is making me so ‘home’sick for Cambridge 😭

[@PaigeY]

Congrats on graduating! Awww I will definitely miss Cambridge too when I finish

[@stephaniemena93]

I’m so glad you didn’t let last week (in your last vlog), get you down and you’ve kept to it and as you say, you’ve found your mojo again! X

[@bluerhinestone90]

What a perfect way to end the day! Thank you I needed this. I really like the thumbnail on this one! And that little Nutella pot is soooo cute!

[@amy22kenny54]

*i am going to be so late* spreads nutella on her toast with not a worry in the world LMAO ME

[@binounoemie3346]

Yay ! Watching you from France ! :D I discovered you a few month ago and I managed to watch all (or almost) your videos and thank you, I was missing Uni so much ... and thank you for your energy and your realness ! Et bon courage pour le reste de ton trimestre ! :D

[@stellaharrison854]

If you get a second screen for your Mac, it will feel so much easier to do your coding projects. All your graphs/reading/reports can be open on the other screen and it will honestly feel so much easier to manage!! Love a 2nd year PhD physics student ⚛️👩🏼‍💻 Keep it up, you're doing so well 😘💪

[@itsflowerside]

Stella Harrison they’re expensive though

[@lighterlikeafeather]

Thank you for the upload Paige! This saved me from this valentine's day sickness lol. This day sucked but you made it 1000x better

[@anushkasrivastava7342]

Going through grade 11 finals..your videos help me get through them😊😊 smashed my English exam today...feeling happy!! Love you Paige ❤

[@arcmomo]

Happy Friday!! A video from Paige! Happy Valentine's Day sweetness...the laundry segment was spot on as well :) ♥♥♥

[@lasersushi25]

I started my Spring Semester and only week one down and I’m tired. I am out from 430am to 10pm four days out of the week. Watching your videos keeps me motivated and also wanting to add another class.

[@lilas7952]

Please never stop those kind of vlog, it helps me sooo much to be productive and focus on my studies when I really have to. Sooo yeah, thank you 🧡

[@DaniellaTauers]

Watching your vlogs brings me automatically a happy mood, you’re so smart it hurts. Greetings from México:)

[@ManonJadeYeah]

Soggy cereal is the worst ! Fi-na-lly someone making some sense haha

[@roelroelroelroel]

You make me so flipping happy and excited for my future! Thank you Paige 😄

[@lilyy8347]

I was missing your vlogs so much❤️ so happy your vlog is finally up!!!😍

[@salishaali1331]

honestly love your vlogs🥰

[@Voldemorti]

is it just me or is there some kind of glitch in her latest videos? haven't noticed it in any other youtube videos I've seen, just hers

[@handfe]

Same here

[@Zahra-ii4ux]

Thought it was my laptop for a min

[@paigeamos1585]

Thank you for motivating me to do my work Paige!! I love the positive energy you have even when your studies are difficult! You have inspired me to do a study KZbin channel, thanks ❤️

[@arpitakhot125]

Literallly i wait every week for the vlog. ❤

[@tanishkaaggarwal5997]

Yayyyy!!! Finally Will was featured in the vlog. @PaigeY I would really appreciate it if u could communicate to Will that I have truly with all my heart fallen for him.

[@juijoshi1027]

Perfect timing I'm preparing for my exams and your vlogs do motivate me a lot !! ❤️✨

[@lucymiller8172]

I absolutely love your videos😊 lots of love from Germany 💕

[@Laura-bw1mv]

Perfect timing!! I'm sick in bed and really bored :)

[@PaigeY]

Get well soon ☺️

[@Laura-bw1mv]

@@PaigeY thx😊😊

[@annaeschwoll2178]

I can’t wait for the Hamilton movie! My favourite song is Satisfied or guns and ships!

[@rajipadmanabhan209]

I love guns and ships toooo❤️❤️❤️

[@rajipadmanabhan209]

I love helpless too

[@annaeschwoll2178]

A StarStruck Dreamer I just love the whole score

[@annaeschwoll2178]

And honestly I was singing “What did I miss?” with her. I had no shame at all!!

[@flankingtheenemy]

Mine is probably Boats & Hoes

[@davidsweeney111]

lecture room policy is to keep heating on low otherwise students go to sleep :)

[@tempie5471]

You go Paige! Best of luck to you! 😊

[@lighterlikeafeather]

I'm sooo late for the vlogs. Been super busy with thesis lately lol. Hopefully graduating college this term. Thanks for the inspiration Paige!

[@akshayraghavan8328]

Hi Paige Happy to hear ur back in action n dont have to deal with ur broken cycle and that paper cut record matches mine....10 days in a row on almost every finger😂 Love from India😊😊❤

[@emmabradley8891]

Aha the dancing at the desk to Hamilton is what I do every evening when trying to work

[@dunmer_appreciator1379]

For the soggy cereal thing, I usually fill up my bowl with milk first and then add a small amount of cereal, eat that, and then add another small amount and eat that, and so on, until I'm done, so my cereal never gets soggy 😊

[@fairyqueen9281]

I was just thinking ''it's been a while since the last laundry segment''! 😀

[@siNEM121]

Is no one gonna talk about all the bottles in the background at 17:01 ? 😂

[@xxyerodxx]

Thanks for the cool vlogs! Happy Valentine! :)

[@jagritidas8619]

Hi,happy valentine's day sis. Love you and ❤

[@michelleitkin6965]

You have no idea how happy you made me to learn that you’re a Hamilton fan

[@zaccopeland-greene2702]

This is really sad, but watching you work makes me really excited for starting my own work studying Classics at Girton College later this year!

[@fernandovelazquez2146]

I am glad to see you found a way to balance your life at Cambridge. In my case it was a very traumatic experience, even after I graduated; probably I was too focused in my studies and I forgot to live. Keep going!,

[@salonymhatre]

You and your videos should be given literally the entire credit for bringing back my motivation and love for learning. I can't thank you enough for these videos that you make. Please don't ever stop. Lots of love and good luck to you

[@isabellaalvarez9811]

I almost screamed when you said you liked Hamilton, I love it too ❤

[@user-pk2xt3rv8v]

Start to look forward to your video every week at this time:)

[@Aldo.flores]

The laundry section is back, yay!, hope to see more of the IoA and the telescope itself, may be how it’s set and different configurations like aperture, declination, angle of view, focal ratio etc. It would be beti interesting seeing Paige teaching that stuff. It was a really nice vlog

[@PaigeY]

Yes I would really like to make a video about the telescopes soon!

[@Aldo.flores]

PaigeY That’s exciting news, I’m very enthusiastic for that video, have a great week by the way!

[@sushmitabudha3102]

Watching someone just talk all the way in vlog is really fun, interesting and motivating. Someone = paige :)

[@dmg7104]

Love watching your videos for that little spike of energy and motivation 💞💝

[@talentmuleya8999]

Hey Paige am a medical student in Zimbabwe and u motivate mi to study harder ....rilly enjoy your vlogs🤗☺️

[@varnikakalani8504]

How fun is laundry segment actually :)) !!

[@isabelantolin8339]

Happy valentine's Day !!!

[@wrensora4718]

Leaving us with such a cliffhanger 😵

[@steffliot3788]

Woo hooo a new vlog.

[@aprajitmahajan7941]

Paige I was wondering if you could make a video with one of your friends who is an international student who can help us through by telling us about his/her process and how he/she got into Cambridge

[@Voldemorti]

I can already tell you that it's a lot harder for someone who isn't from the UK to get in. There's an article (I think it was published in The Guardian?) detailing how Oxbridge over-recruits from only 8 schools in England, and how the selection process isn't entirely fair. For example, two of my friends applied to Oxbridge (both had 43/45 IB points - which is incredibly high), and none of them even got invited for an interview. Both of them are German. I'm not saying it's impossible, because there are international students at Oxbridge, but it's just *a lot* harder - and the fact that their selection process is so biased is really unfair. Not trying to put you off, but go in with low expectations. Also, if you're interested in the article, just search for it on Google - I'm sure there's plenty of articles talking about the biased Oxbridge selection process.

[@alicezozo1]

voldemort as an EU (French) student at Cambridge, coming from a state school and knowing a few internationals, I don’t agree with this. What’s harder is navigating your way through the application process - you have to learn how to do a PS in your own, translate your transcripts, get a decent reference, know what they expect at interviews. It helps massively if you have teachers/relatives/friends who know the system, but there’s also a lot of information online. As for grade requirements, it depends on the course but they’re insanely high anyway, that’s the idea (although I’d add that they do consider your whole application; for example, interviews are a lot more about how you process new information than about what you know). Heard it was harder for Dutch students though!

[@remlatzargonix1329]

voldemort ...not, really...many international students do get in, BUT, no matter where you are from you have to be an outstanding student!....Oxbridge does not take mediocre intellects.....Sometimes students think they much better than they really are, but the reality hits them when faced with an intellectual challenge....Indeed, most UK universities would welcome international students, since they pay much more than UK/EU students, so if they can pass intellectual entry bar, then, no problem!

[@fkloh3289]

@@Voldemorti Oxbridge are public funded universities hence it's only natural for their primary mission to be educating British students. There is nothing biased about that. Hence, only a limited number of international students can be admitted, and every year there are tens of thousands of top students from all over the world competing for those limited places. If one is not granted an interview it's only logical to assume that there are just too many other international students with better grades. As a result, the universities have to make a differentiation on how students achieve their grades such as the number of hours spent volunteering at charities, to separate the super high achievers from those who only got excellent grades through never ending study.

[@Voldemorti]

@@remlatzargonix1329 yea, it is absolutely a given that you have to be an exceptional student. However, 43/45 points definitely qualifies as being exceptional, and there are several people who have gotten into Oxbridge with less than 43 points.

[@redeidolci2607]

Hi, I started following you a few days ago, and i LOVE your daily vlog, I wanted to ask you: Could you make a video in which you show us the questions or exercises for example that the teachers assign you? it would be very interesting!!

[@zdenkalaslopova4849]

I realized that I want to live in England... Just because of this little Nutella... I need to find it here too... jealous...

[@user-pk2xt3rv8v]

Are you okay Paige? We are all looking forward to your new life!

[@kannithasch5188]

Great video! Also happy valentine's day Paige (are you spending it with anyone? coughcough 😂 )! Lots of love from Indonesia❤❤

[@rajipadmanabhan209]

Subtle😜

[@anikabaddeleyrollingbackwa7341]

You are amazing, you work so hard

[@paulaolalla245]

Hi! Love your videos! Could you do one explaining how college and lectures work there in Cambridge. I am from Spain and I am curious it looks different from uni here.

[@vishakhasingh5295]

You're an inspiration

[@aniruddhmukunth7926]

Paige pls make videos like you used to pls add some of your studying clips it was a motivation for us to study and I used to look forward to watch your videos and get motivated Pls include your studying clips

[@F4FireAndSecurity]

Hey PaigeY. I'm looking to start media at Coventry University within the next couple of years, what was it like for you when you started, so I know what to expect when I do get started at university? How easy was it to settle in and what would be the first thing to prioritise when courses start?

[@snehashree02]

Yaaayyy early squad

[@ThereWillBePeace1]

Paige the OG!

[@Hamsterman691]

I miss Emma on the Vlog...heard her lovely voice at dinner there....

[@kellyharris3733]

New glasses?? Love them 👌👌

[@xenyat8819]

What wouldn't I give to start at 9:45 or 9:30?? 3 out of 5 days, my lectures start at 7:30

[@ziqianli569]

Hi Paige~Will you work or continue to study after Y3?

[@aryanvaish4180]

I love ur vlog too much and it is actually productive video It make it feels like how to utilize ur each second with joy Love from INDIA🇮🇳

[@paulinefowler418]

Paige do you get any written essays assessment ? & if so how long would it take you to write a 2000 word essay ?

[@syazanasuzanne2110]

Love ❤

[@Janhavi_Jadhav]

After watching her videos i feel 1 should give nutella as her bday gift....but i can relate to you because i too live in hostels....

[@user-or7ji5hv8y]

Can you watch the lecture by video if that is an option? Wouldn’t that be better than watching live?

[@vojta2237]

damn, I really envy you if you have 9 am as the earliest class lol

[@lucyhartwell2134]

Finally, someone else who has cereal without milk!

[@jocelynegil9847]

how do you keep your skin so clear?

[@bilalchughtai_]

Hi Paige, I'm really struggling with StatPhys sheet 2 question 9. Have you done it yet???

[@jdd109]

Honestly science gets soooo much better at GCSE. I took my chem GCSE early (long story) but then had to do it in Y9 and I hated it even though it was my fave subject lol

[@tanyamassey9438]

Bring Henry back he’s cute.

[@noahhughes8931]

Hi Paige, is there a chance you’ll do a vlog segment at Emma (if you know anyone there). I have my offer to read Engineering there and seeing the college on your vlog would be a nice way to get motivated :))

[@devendersharma5531]

Too much interesting and unprecedented video as well as you are looking the cutest fairy and having seen your sandwich my mouth is watering and it's 3 pm in India but it sooth that you are looking like a fairy.

[@Neha-wz2cp]

liking the video for the Schuyler sisters!

[@turbael]

Greetings Paigey from Buenos Aires-Argentina

[@dominicrowland9555]

Hi love the vids

[@sciencewithsoph3620]

As a fellow physicist which programming languages would you recommend I learn

[@davidsweeney111]

Paige, I think you have got your wish, you are becoming fluent in another language at uni, computer programming language :)

[@wrensora4718]

Hey @paigeY! I’ve been binging your videos and just got to the part where the #GetEdAGirlfriend and was wondering how that ended up...?

[@elenitaroxx]

Has anyone ever told you that you look like Kaylee Bryant? Very beautiful... And i love your videos😍

[@tonyaefanova8172]

Hey!)) do you use stepik for coding?

[@violahu7505]

hello,i'm your new fans from China.love u so much~

[@puneetkaur13]

11:54 these are my thoughts exactly. If I am given a chance to relive the last two years of school - language is the path for me please! Guess God has different plans for us and well thought out plans , so no regrets 😁

[@orangesky8864]

I'm also a 3rd year physics student. I think I would have studied linguistics if I had to choose something outside STEM :)

[@marion5641]

Cereals without milk team! ✊✊

[@annaanna1370]

You give me power. Thanks. :-)

[@riddhisangaonkar6449]

Do you watch vee kativhu's vlogs?

[@fw7103]

the collection of vodka bottles in the kitchen tho lmao

[@isapigienne]

Hi Paige, i have one question. Im not very familiar with the british education system, but I've noticed that you never have oral exams. Am I mistaken? I'm from Italy and here there are many oral exams. Good luck with uni!

[@gianlucamolinari3490]

Dipende dalle materie che si studiano. Dato che lei fa astrofisica gli esami sono perlopiù scritti, però se ad esempio studi economia o letteratura ci sono anche esami orali, è così anche al liceo inglese.

[@carrotmandoespixelmon1296]

Outside of foreign languages we don’t do any oral exams in Britain. At least not until PhD level

[@remlatzargonix1329]

CarrotmanDoesPixelmon ....you could also do them for a masters degree.

[@xintingyang899]

why don't you run to the lecture dear lol 😂 that is a great workout and saves time

[@manonparrinello6744]

Hi! I just wanted to inform you that languages and sciences can be compatible ! I'm currently in Master's degree of Scientific and Technical Translations in France, they are not complicated scientific courses as you are studying, but it's still nice ! :)