Holly Gabrielle

[Guest]

Holly is a sweet hard working and passionate girl. Personally I find her videos a little long, but I really like her !

[chocolatecheesecakes]

In one of Holly's recent videos, she mentioned how her family wasn't rich and her 'penthouse' room wasn't what she initially wanted. I get the thing about the room, but her family not being well off?

Their house is massive, they can afford to send Holly off with every supplement under the sun - yes, she shops at Aldi, but then again, I think that's slowly becoming a normal thing. I wouldn't be surprised if they helped finance Narna. I remember watching her first 'moving to uni' vlog and I was amazed at how much stuff she was bringing, and the fact that she could afford a brand new fridge and a brand new freezer. Yes, Holly, maybe your parents aren't millionaires, but don't pretend you aren't well off, because I can tell that there's definitely a fair bit of money to spare in the White household...

Also, Narna. Pretty much the most uninspired clothing line. I'm all for ethical clothing, but a t-shirt that just says 'narna' isn't going to cut it. That's a cashgrab, not an attempt to raise awareness for child exploitation or whatever. Maybe more inventive designs are coming out soon, but if it's just going to be the word 'narna', the extra money I'm spending is being wasted.

[703ninjaginger]

In one of Holly's recent videos, she mentioned how her family wasn't rich and her 'penthouse' room wasn't what she initially wanted. I get the thing about the room, but her family not being well off?

Their house is massive, they can afford to send Holly off with every supplement under the sun - yes, she shops at Aldi, but then again, I think that's slowly becoming a normal thing. I wouldn't be surprised if they helped finance Narna. I remember watching her first 'moving to uni' vlog and I was amazed at how much stuff she was bringing, and the fact that she could afford a brand new fridge and a brand new freezer. Yes, Holly, maybe your parents aren't millionaires, but don't pretend you aren't well off, because I can tell that there's definitely a fair bit of money to spare in the White household...

Also, Narna. Pretty much the most uninspired clothing line. I'm all for ethical clothing, but a t-shirt that just says 'narna' isn't going to cut it. That's a cashgrab, not an attempt to raise awareness for child exploitation or whatever. Maybe more inventive designs are coming out soon, but if it's just going to be the word 'narna', the extra money I'm spending is being wasted.

They certainly seem well off to me, i understand they live quite near London where property is costly anyway not to mention their house is massive and has masses of land, its certainly worth a lot. The food Holly eats at home and at Uni although not super expensive is not something anyone on a low income could afford.

[703ninjaginger]

her video came up in my suggested so i started watching it, seriously how much of a sheltered life has she lived, she is in tears over a bad essay, she needs to get a grip how will she cope in the real word if one bit of criticism sets her off

[rosemariesue21]

She really is quite immature if she cries about getting constructive criticism but is probably been spoilt so much and everyone praise her all the time she is not used to not been number 1

[paperdoll12]

She really is quite immature if she cries about getting constructive criticism but is probably been spoilt so much and everyone praise her all the time she is not used to not been number 1

Eh, I think it might be more just an odd choice that she put it online. I got a mark back today and it was good, but not up to my standards, and I cried about it. I'm just hard on myself and I know it's ridiculous, but it is what it is. The difference is that I didn't put it on the internet for several thousand people to watch.

University pressure can be a lot (and Holly does seem to be more stressed this year with it being her final year and applying to graduate medicine) and plenty of students who are high achieving perfectionists get really down on themselves when things just don't go well - the vast majority just do it in private and bounce back quite quickly. If she's not able to bounce back and is still dwelling on it for ages, then I think that's where it becomes an issue.

[Nike]

I think she just put it on the Internet because she wanted to help other students who feel in the same way? I personally dont think it is a good idea when everyone suffers lonely in their room.

[paperdoll12]

I think she just put it on the Internet because she wanted to help other students who feel in the same way? I personally dont think it is a good idea when everyone suffers lonely in their room.

That's definitely a really good point. I think it's super important to talk about the stress students are under, and knowing you aren't alone and whatnot.

I wonder if she had waited a day to process her thoughts if it might have been better? But that's just a random thought.

[Guest]

And yet one more video of her crying. At least now it's a more important reason, in my opinion, being rejected from Oxford for Medicine. But I think she's overreacting a bit, since she didn't even graduate yet and can reapply next year.

[JustWantToRead]

Surely it's a bit arrogant to just apply to the best med school that there is and then be devastated that they didn't take you? It would have been so much more sensible to apply to a couple of smaller unis as well, just in case, and then she wouldn't be putting all her hopes on one place.

[YellowLadybird]

She didn't have ANY backups? What the hell?

FWIW I'm a nurse and I don't think she'd be a great Doctor anyway. You need some level of humility and she's so convinced that she's always right. I don't see much evidence of empathy, people skills or open-mindedness towards people who live different lifestyles.

[BlueFairy]

In one of her vlogs she said that she makes to do lists in the morning and that she always puts too many stuff and is never able to finish all of them, and while thats not a big deal (i do it too) it seems like she applies that mindset to everything around her - crying because of an essay and not applying for smaller unis.
She thinks she can do way better than she can, and overworks herself without learning her boundaries.
Bad grades in the beginning for people like her are good, to show them that just because you put effort into something it wont always come out good, you are not great at everything, and some stuff need to be done in a different way then what you are used to to make it successful.
But I guess she hasnt learned from those mistakes yet.
(this can be applied to ruby too lol)
its ok to cry because something isnt going well but you dont post it on youtube.

also i wanted to add - she is always ugly on her thumbnails. like, girl, chose some more flattering angles.

[paperdoll12]

She didn't have ANY backups? What the hell?

She mentioned in the summer she was leaning heavily towards applying next year, and it seems like the application to Cambridge this year was more a first step - if she got in, great, but if not, when (if) she reapplies, I think she'll definitely apply to more schools. She's mentioned several times that the reason she only applied to Cambridge was because she didn't want to overwhelm herself with applications and interviews.

[britishbeaver]

To be fair, she did explain she was only applying to Cambridge because she didn't feel she had time to do the GAMSAT alongside her degree- GAMSAT is also stupidly expensive as I understand it. Cambridge doesn't require it. It's not the only uni that doesn't though; I got the impression from her first video in which she said she was applying for medicine that she wasn't sure whether or not to apply at all this year, and therefore opted for just the one.

[extraterrestrial]

She didn't have ANY backups? What the hell?

FWIW I'm a nurse and I don't think she'd be a great Doctor anyway. You need some level of humility and she's so convinced that she's always right. I don't see much evidence of empathy, people skills or open-mindedness towards people who live different lifestyles.

Agreed! I guess we only see the side of her that comes off in her vlogs and I have only watched a couple of her videos but to me she doesn't seem to have the qualities that I (in my completely uninformed opinion) would consider to be necessary for a doctor, like as you mentioned, empathy and people skills. Obviously theres many different directions and specialisations you can go into in medicine but idk, particularly for those that require a lot of interpersonal interaction I can't really see her being great at.

[Karolina1985]

I love Holly long vlogs, I don't mind her vegan lifestyle although I'm not a vegan myself but... she's such an overachiever! The main reason why I lover her vlogs is that I'm a procrastinator and she motivates me to study more, however I think that she study too much. Her whole life revolves around University and her family, she's immature and sheltered. Youth is meant to be beautiful and crazy, she should let herself go sometimes... maybe find a boyfriend, some friends and be more outgoing. There's nothing wrong in being ambitious but I don't think that there is a healthy balance in her life between being a student and being a normal human being. She's so stressed sometimes that it's really sad to watch, I wonder what her mother is really like, because people like Holly are the way they are because of parents

[paperdoll12]

I love Holly long vlogs, I don't mind her vegan lifestyle although I'm not a vegan myself but... she's such an overachiever! The main reason why I lover her vlogs is that I'm a procrastinator and she motivates me to study more, however I think that she study too much. Her whole life revolves around University and her family, she's immature and sheltered. Youth is meant to be beautiful and crazy, she should let herself go sometimes... maybe find a boyfriend, some friends and be more outgoing. There's nothing wrong in being ambitious but I don't think that there is a healthy balance in her life between being a student and being a normal human being. She's so stressed sometimes that it's really sad to watch, I wonder what her mother is really like, because people like Holly are the way they are because of parents

I think Holly has described herself as being an introvert and sometimes finding social situations a bit nerve-wracking, but she's hardly all work and no fun. She did rowing in her first year, she seems to have lots of friends in the dance society, and she has shown vlog where she's going out with them to dinner and clubbing (even though she doesn't drink, which I thought was awesome to see - especially compared with someone like Ruby). She comes across to me as perhaps slightly shy and introverted but certainly does make an effort to balance her studies with things she finds fun. They might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I think it's obvious when she talks about dance or shows clips of dance that she clearly loves it a lot.

[Nike]

Definitely! She also said once how important it is to have something besides studying you love, and dance seems to mean a lot for her.

[mwahahahaew]

I want to watch her videos but they're just so long and boring I CANT and I always end up deleting them from my watch later......

[macro friendly]

I have a feeling she's still super reliant on her parents, which is okay, but could add to the pressure she feels to be somewhat of a perfectionist.