I had such high test scores that I actually tested out of needing to take college level English classes. When I go to apply to graduate I was told that I didn’t have enough credits and I explained that’s because I didn’t need to take English. I was then informed you still need a certain amount of credits to graduate so while I didn’t need to take English I needed to take something. I was forced to take a bowling class over the weekends to make up the credits in time in order to graduate. You pay for each credit a class is worth so I felt like that was such a waste of money.
I graduated from undergrad a very long time ago, along with a few other degrees in there. I still have nightmares routinely that I get to the graduation stage and I find out that I'm missing some credits. After reading your comment, I am not looking forward to tonight's sleep....
I’ve also had numerous nightmares that are nearly the same as how you describe yours. I struggled so much in college grade-wise and I had to repeat many different classes, which also delayed my graduation date. I’d have nightmares on an almost nightly basis where I’d find out I fucked up and failed classes I didn’t know I had failed, thus disqualifying me from graduation. This affected me during most of my waking hours as well. When I finally got to walk across that stage, apparently the smile I had on my face knowing I actually did it and completed my degree was visually significant enough that I made the front page of my city’s newspaper. I almost didn’t attend my graduation ceremony for various reasons, so even to this day, it’s hard to fathom that actually attending my graduation ceremony would result in something that would actually make me proud of myself. But even then, the struggle was so intense that I still get these nightmares to this day.
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u/kkkilla 1d ago
I had such high test scores that I actually tested out of needing to take college level English classes. When I go to apply to graduate I was told that I didn’t have enough credits and I explained that’s because I didn’t need to take English. I was then informed you still need a certain amount of credits to graduate so while I didn’t need to take English I needed to take something. I was forced to take a bowling class over the weekends to make up the credits in time in order to graduate. You pay for each credit a class is worth so I felt like that was such a waste of money.