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re: Anyone still have dreams about college and not being prepared for an exam?

Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:04 pm to
Posted by Joehat
New Orleans West
Member since Jun 2011
1099 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:04 pm to
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graduated in 1992 and still have the dream that it's late November and I suddenly realize I forgot to attend a class since late August. I panic and I can't remember which building it's in or which days and times it meets, and, I usually don't have any pants on


WHOA. Man, this is literally spot on for me- except my variation is that I haven’t attended the classes, missed 2 exams, haven’t turned in a project, and worst of all, missed the deadline to drop the class. I get these maybe 4-5 times a year. But, it’s weird in that I had recurring nightmares about the Bar exam for about 1 year after I took the Bar, but those have all stopped completely. The college dream has continued since 2003 for me and never stops.

Posted by fischd1
Mandeville
Member since Dec 2007
3439 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:05 pm to
Absolutely
Posted by CelticDog
Member since Apr 2015
42867 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:06 pm to
Most of us know why its math.

I have actual recollections of math horrors in both high school and college.

My trig teacher heckled me when I just got a 31 on the act.

All the angst that is pent up to push such dreams as are here confessed in people decades after.

I'm just glad I didn't have to do the private school hell.
This post was edited on 3/18/18 at 10:13 pm
Posted by jack6294
Greater Baton Rouge Area
Member since Jan 2007
4033 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:09 pm to
Yes. Almost 60
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:21 pm to
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It’s always math. Every single time. I don’t know why it’s math.


This. Mine are always math, every single time it’s math. Probably because that’s the class I skipped the most
Posted by Bayou_Tiger_225
Third Earth
Member since Mar 2016
12834 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:28 pm to
I have these "dreams" too, but I guess I would consider then more like a nightmare. Happens a few times a year. I wake up in a panic sweating. I didn't think having this particular dream was rare, but I had no idea it was this common.
Posted by dewster
Chicago
Member since Aug 2006
26608 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:33 pm to
Yes. All the time.
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
43196 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:36 pm to
I’ll have dreams where I forgot I signed up for a class and never attended all semester. I always realize the mistake after drop date.
Posted by real turf fan
East Tennessee
Member since Dec 2016
11935 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:40 pm to
Yes, still.

Often it's a psych or soc class and I never took either so I can't even fill in the blanks.
Posted by Pussykat
South Louisiana
Member since Oct 2016
3889 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:43 pm to
Had this dream numerous times, wonder what it means? A stress dream?
Posted by Kentucker
Rabbit Hash, KY
Member since Apr 2013
20055 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:43 pm to
This thread is very therapeutic for me.

I've had those recurring dreams, too. Often. Always freaked me out. So glad I'm normal.

The only time I actually fricked up in real life was in a sophomore elective English class. I overslept and got to the final exam half way through the test. The prof was super nice and allowed me to finish the exam. Don't know if that was the source of the dreams but they sure persist.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
75371 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:50 pm to
Liz18lsu is full of shite.
Posted by red_giraffe
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2012
1069 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:53 pm to
quote:

dream occasionally about being in some random class that I haven’t been coming to, and I have an exam


shite. Glad I'm not the only one. Yeah, those dreams suck. Huge relief when I wake up from them.
Posted by bamafan1001
Member since Jun 2011
15783 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:56 pm to
Mine will be me realizing I am failing one or more classes because I haven’t been showing up all semester and a test or big assignment is coming up. Very weird I didn’t skip class.

*So I made this post before reading the thread. Crazy that this dream is so widespread.
This post was edited on 3/18/18 at 10:58 pm
Posted by the paradigm
Moon Township, PA
Member since Sep 2017
5417 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 10:58 pm to
Yep, I dream that I show up for the exam and no one is there, like they switched the room or something during the time I hadn't been coming to class.

Also dream that I lost my schedule, and can't remember where my classrooms are, or that I missed registration deadline and didn't schedule my classes.
This post was edited on 3/18/18 at 11:03 pm
Posted by dewster
Chicago
Member since Aug 2006
26608 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 11:00 pm to
I have several annoying/disturbing recurring dreams.

For me, it the "missed deadline" dream tends to show up when I'm juggling a lot of different responsibilities at work and dealing with relentless communication issues between teams. Usually it involves me thinking that a project was due the week after it was supposed to be presented. When things are more calm at work, I rarely have this dream.

I also get one where I am waiting in line at a register in a large, soul-crushing warehouse/club type of store. My parents are next in line in front of me. Beyond them is a glass door leading to the exit where people are slowly filing through. I can see a lot of light through the door. For whatever reason I am afraid to go out that door and start to panic and tell my parents that everything is moving too fast. They just look at me, nod, and don't say anything.

Another one is when I wake up in my bed next to highly venomous, dangerous snake. I realize that I can either try to run past it or hope that it goes away. Either way, I'm probably going to die and there isn't much I can do about it.
Posted by dewster
Chicago
Member since Aug 2006
26608 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 11:02 pm to
quote:

I’ll have dreams where I forgot I signed up for a class and never attended all semester. I always realize the mistake after drop date.


Yep.

It's apparently a common dream.
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
Member since Aug 2012
34147 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 11:04 pm to
I have dreams that I don't have my schedule and I'm missing classes.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
115431 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 11:04 pm to
Almost 50 years old.

3 degrees.

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Posted by Nawlens Gator
louisiana
Member since Sep 2005
5960 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 11:15 pm to

These aren't dreams, these are nightmares. I had these nightmares for about 15 yrs after I graduated.

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