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

Posted on 3/18/18 at 11:18 pm to
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
43196 posts
Posted on 3/18/18 at 11:18 pm to
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Yep.

It's apparently a common dream.



I also knew a guy who had really done this. He wasn’t dreaming.
Posted by tunechi
Member since Jun 2009
10577 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 12:17 am to
I have dreams about being wrongfully convincted of a crime and being sent to prison all the time

I’ve accepted my fate at this point
Posted by Ford Frenzy
337 posts
Member since Aug 2010
6901 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 12:21 am to
Yes, I wake up sweating thinking I’m gonna fail
Posted by Wishnitwas1998
where TN, MS, and AL meet
Member since Oct 2010
64517 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 12:40 am to
Not about college but I missed a lot of school during the fall of my senior year in high school due to surgery and I constantly have dreams that there is a big test that day I didn't know about that I am not at all prepared for cause I haven't been there


It's pretty strange bc I don't recall having any of those types of issues or anxieties at the time and I have never been one to stress about a test regardless of the situation, always felt like I'd either pass it or fail it and move on (usually didn't have to worry with failing)



Though now that I think about it I did miss a lot of class in a certain class in college and it bit me in the arse one semester but I never really worried much about it, I had to take it again so maybe that combined with the high school thing and that's the dream
Posted by tigerbutt
Deep South
Member since Jun 2006
26328 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 6:41 am to
I’ve had numerous dreams for years that I needed 3 more credits to graduate. Weird as shite.
Posted by Enadious
formerly B5Lurker City of Central
Member since Aug 2004
18636 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 6:51 am to
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Been out of college for a long time, and still have the dream occasionally about being in some random class that I haven’t been coming to, and I have an exam. Also dream sometimes about standing in front of my locker and not being able to remember the combination


I have these too. It means that we have self esteem issues and a lack of confidence. We are afraid that 'we aren't prepared' for certain things in life and/or have a fear of not being accepted.
Posted by LSUfan20005
Member since Sep 2012
9224 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 6:56 am to
Have the same dream and it always fast forwards to my career and I realize I didn't actually finish college and might lose my job.

When I wake up, I have to reassure myself I graduated 13yrs ago
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
72094 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 6:57 am to
Yea. 4 years out and it still happens occasionally.

My old man said it still happens to him
Posted by terriblegreen
Souf Badden Rewage
Member since Aug 2011
12296 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 7:02 am to
All the time. My most frequent dream is I’m late for a test and can’t rember where the class is located and I don’t have my class schedule to tell me the location. All dreams are very real and I usually wake up in a panic.
Posted by TigerNlc
Chocolate City
Member since Jun 2006
33195 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 7:02 am to
Graduated 10 years ago and still have the dream that it's time for finals and I haven't been to class all semester.
Posted by WildManGoose
Member since Nov 2005
4607 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 8:00 am to
Supposedly, dreams like that signify being anxious or frustrated about something going on IRL.

Another common dream is having your teeth fall out which supposedly mirrors self-consciousness about something IRL.
Posted by TigerCoon
Member since Nov 2005
22475 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 8:02 am to
I been out of college for 30 years and I still have those dreams.
Posted by Red5LSU
Knoxville
Member since Aug 2011
494 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 8:05 am to
I've had that dream occasionally too. I think it is your brain telling you forgot something or you have something important coming up and you shouldn't forget it.

We probably have this dream because for a lot of us, this is the first time a failure can have adverse effects on your life. Fail the test, fail the class, don't graduate, and don't get the career you want.
Posted by tigahbruh
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2014
2863 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 8:06 am to
Yep. Never really brought it up with anyone before. Interesting to know this is a common thing.
Posted by Broham
Member since Feb 2005
19181 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 8:08 am to
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Also dream sometimes about standing in front of my locker and not being able to remember the combination.

Dreamt this many times.
Posted by FLObserver
Jacksonville
Member since Nov 2005
16100 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 8:09 am to
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I have these exact same dreams. No idea what they mean.

I had the dream about not passing the last final and never graduating college. It went on for about 2 or 3 years and this was like 10 years after graduating college.I work in I.t. and was under a lot of stress at my last job.
The main issue was they expected us to know things that they never trained us on. So i would spend days reading tech books trying to apply it at my job. This seemed to be the main cause of my dreams about college. I believe the dreams came because of the stress of having struggles at that job. I changed jobs 5 years ago and have not had any stress like that since and have not had that dream ever since. I believe these dreams may come from stress at the job or maybe at home. Crazy stuff.
This post was edited on 3/19/18 at 8:11 am
Posted by MeridianDog
Home on the range
Member since Nov 2010
14539 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 8:20 am to
I have both of those and I also dream that they decided I never took Senior English (12th grade) and must go back and take it.
Posted by tommy2tone1999
St. George, LA
Member since Sep 2008
7795 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 8:28 am to
53 years old and yes, still have them occasionally.
Posted by PCRammer
1725 Slough Avenue in Scranton, PA
Member since Jan 2014
1905 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 8:29 am to
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I have these exact same dreams. No idea what they mean

Here too, about once every couple of months now for 20 years. For some reason haven't been to class all term and show up the day of finals. Its always a math based class for me. Physics, Statics, etc...
This post was edited on 3/19/18 at 8:30 am
Posted by 87BAMAGRAD
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2009
949 posts
Posted on 3/19/18 at 8:40 am to
I have this dream periodically. All my classes are going well and I'm headed for the Dean's list. Then I remember one class I haven't been to all semester. I debate whether to try and cram for the final and salvage something or just take the F.
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