Octoberstormxx Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I don't have nightmares. But I haven't slept in about three days. With February and th letters soon coming I'm completely frazzled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjoh197 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I keep dreaming that I am being rejected. Unlike a lot of people though.... I remember at least a portion of my dreams almost every night, and typically extremely vivid. Sometimes, that is really kind of cool and other times, I can't actually discern if I was actually rejected from graduate school. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juiceboxrampage Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) I've had the same school-related nightmares since I was a kid. In them, it's always near the end of the semester and I suddenly remember that I haven't been going to one of my classes. I have to beg the teacher/professor to not fail me and to let me take extra credit. Sometimes when I go in to talk to the professor, I walk into an exam and am forced to take it, even though I don't know any of the material because I haven't been going to class. Wow, you know, I just realized that my nightmare is what a lot of college kids actually do every semester. Except I always forget about the class in my dreams, and I'm sure a lot of people just choose not to go. Crazy. Edited January 23, 2015 by juiceboxrampage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-hermes- Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 (edited) I've had the same school-related nightmares since I was a kid. In them, it's always near the end of the semester and I suddenly remember that I haven't been going to one of my classes. I have this too! And in the dream, I'm stunned and dismayed that I either willfully chose to neglect an entire class or totally forgot it existed -- but it's always too late to do anything about it! Edited January 24, 2015 by -hermes- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedanak Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I have this too! And in the dream, I'm stunned and dismayed that I either willfully chose to neglect an entire class or totally forgot it existed -- but it's always too late to do anything about it! That's weird, I have had the same dreams too. The feeling of realizing there's a class you've been neglecting is terrible. Then following that, I either have an exam I need to take or just found out I missed an exam. Then again, I've had somewhat similar experiences in my freshmen year of undergrad, so I guess that's where these dreams come from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirLuke Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 after 2 rejections I start to feel horrible and have scary dreams yesterday in a dream a puppy got killed in front of my eyes. I think Im going nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiochemMom Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I'm currently an MS Chemistry student and graduate this May (and I defended last week and was already approved for graduation). I dreamed the director of my department called me in for a meeting and my entire thesis committee was there along with the director and co director of the department. The director told me he'd heard I was rejected from all of the PhD programs to which I applied and that they had decided my thesis defense was strong enough to get a PhD instead of an MS but only under the condition I convince the medical school to buy the department a 900 MHz NMR with a cryocore. I broke down crying because there is no way the med school would buy our department that NMR. Gvh, eastcoastprimate, MathCat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internsbuiltthepyramids Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Last weekend, I dreamt I woke up to a note in my inbox from my MA advisor/reference telling me he'd bumped into the Dean of Grad Admissions at Chicago and asked about me, and that things were looking good. There were five minutes there after I woke up but before I realized it was a dream that I was on fucking cloud 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgt28 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Get ready lol I dreamt that my best friend (whom I adore and who has a grotesque sense of humor) hid all of letters (all rejections, of course [xoxo from the sandman]) and revealed a gorgeous formal dress she made out of my rejection slips on April 15th, which, incidentally, is the date for a queer formal at our alma mater. Lol I hate my brain sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danochka Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I am having dreams every night now, usually just that I've gotten a rejection or acceptance email. There's always that long moment when I wake up when I have to try and remember what is real or not. The other night, though, I had this long convoluted dream that I had taken a job working in the produce department at the local grocery store while I was waiting to hear about grad school, and a high-flying lawyer type came in and demanded an incredible amount of extra-ripe fruit. She wanted way more than we had in stock, and no matter how much more fruit I found, it just wasn't enough. She was so irate that she wrote a letter to my manager, and she ended it by saying, "...and furthermore, I have recently heard that [danochka] was rejected from EVERY grad school she applied to. We can only count ourselves lucky!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FantasticalDevPsych Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) I think instead of dreaming it, I'm living mine right now. I received my first interview invite and then met with my current PI where I learned of three presumed rejections at once (one is now official). My only other school is also not looking good. I'm now possibly facing being shutout depending on the results of one interview (though I really loved my POI there and could imagine myself there and working well with her). I wish it was a nightmare but it's real. The dreams/nightmares will probably start to increase as the interview gets closer. Edited January 29, 2015 by FantasticalDevPsych Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuglife427 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I live very, very close to one of the schools I applied to. I had a dream that they wanted to invite me to their Open House but couldn't for some reason, so instead I had to meet with faculty during their free time. However, one faculty member had already made weekend plans to go to the museum...so we all went to the museum. I just had a long dream about a trip to the museum with this school's ling department. It was so weird. Then it eventually morphed into a dream about the Predator being in my house, which did not end well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crucial BBQ Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I do not recall ever having such dreams myself, and this is my second time through the process. No dreams, but just a never-ending, nerve-wrecking cycle of thoughts 24/7 which goes something like this: 1. I wonder when I'll hear back. 2. There's nothing I can do. My applications are done, so I may as well just try to enjoy the downtime. 3. But what if I don't get in anywhere? 4. But I worked so. hard. on everything! There must be at least ONE program that will see that and take me. 5. Oh but what if there is some mistake on my application that causes all the programs to reject me? Repeat 4 & 5 several times before going back to 1 to start the cycle all over again. I wish I could just hiberate until the decisions came out. 1. Definitely! 2. Yup, life goes on. 3. In terms of age amongst Grad Cafe users, I am somewhere in the middle. I already have an established career, hobbies, likes, and in general, a life. Not getting in will not change any of that for me. 4. I sure hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssynny Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I've had one dream about admissions so far. I only applied to two schools and would be elated to attend either. In my dream, I was surprisingly accepted to both schools and then had the impossible task of deciding which one to attend. I weighed the pros and cons for both schools and after a while, came to a decision. I woke up right then and was super bummed when I realized it wasn't real..... I feel like positive dreams are worse than negative in a way. Being accepted in my dream made me so depressed when I woke up and realized it wasn't real. At least with a bad dream, you wake up relieved it wasn't real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thissiteispoison Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I had a dream last night that I got my decision from UW on a piece of paper in that weird material schools print transcripts on. There were three bubbles on it, one for accepted, one for rejected, and one for this weird word I'd never heard of before. The word I'd never heard of before was checked and I was really confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryGypsy Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I just keep getting dreams lately in which I either suffer grievous bodily harm or make a horrible life choice that I would never in a million years make and then have to find a way to back out of it. I'm blaming the looming proximity of February for the nightmares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyAnhinga Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) Wow, probably just had the worst dream so far of all the admission nightmares I've had... last night in the dream, somehow I managed to access my POI's email (I have no idea how that happened haha), and I noticed that another competitive applicant for his lab has been exchanging emails with him like best friends (far from being professional). To make matters worse, the POI was also responding back in an equally friendly way ("yeah man! that's sweet"). I remember my reaction was devastated and somewhat enraged since I knew I was not going to be selected at this point, even though I tried so hard to be as polite, enthusiastic, and professional as possible (without saying "What's hanging professor X!"). Edited February 4, 2015 by FoggyAnhinga FoggyAnhinga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwesternAloha Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I had a dream I was facing an interview panel at the #1 school that resembled Stephen Hawking's committee in the "Theory of Everything" movie. Woke up in a cold sweat. What's most odd is that I never, ever, ever remember my dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardclan Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I have a reoccurring nightmare that I stop attending classes and fall behind. I even miss midterms, and when I realize what I've done, it's a mad, panicked struggle to catch up and pass all of my classes. I think I'm warning myself never to miss a lecture. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTY Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I had a dream last night I got into my top choice school with a great funding package, but to a slightly different program than the one I applied - and then, while still dreaming, I realized I was dreaming and got really mad at my dreams for creating unrealistic expectations... then I woke up. grad_wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathCat Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 I have a reoccurring nightmare that I stop attending classes and fall behind. I even miss midterms, and when I realize what I've done, it's a mad, panicked struggle to catch up and pass all of my classes. I think I'm warning myself never to miss a lecture. :-) I have the same recurring nightmare... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarochan Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I keep having dreams that there's been a mistake and I actually haven't graduated and am back in Physics 212. For some reason it is always Physics 212. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Dreams require sleep. *sigh* HashtagKitKat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleZephyr Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I had a dream that I opened my email and UC Irvine offered me an acceptance! I struggled to grasp more details and I thought it prudent to wake up so that I could reread the email. Of course when I awake, I find myself still stuck in Cameroon grinding though my Peace Corps service, wishing I had 4G internet and a bowl of cereal. That dream was a punch in the face. UC Irvine is dead silent. thissiteispoison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thissiteispoison Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I had a dream last night that I got into Harvard. That wasn't a fun dream to wake up from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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