I have this dream a lot. It's themes, I guess, are surprise, a question of fault, fear or panic, and sense of failure.

In my dream, I am a college student again, and in my last semester. I have to take a number of grueling courses to pass and get my degree. There are two similar variations to the dream.

In one variation, it is now the end of the semester, and I suddenly remember that I have been enrolled in these classes all semester, but I somehow "forgot" after the first few weeks, so have missed several months of classes, exams, and so forth. And, suddenly, it is final exam time, and my only chance of success is to pass exams with almost perfect scores on subjects I knew nothing of.

In the other variation, it is the end of the semester, and the professor announces that "the term papers are due tomorrow, and they are 75% of your grade, and they must be turned in by the beginning of class, no late papers are accepted" -- However, in my dream, I panic, because I NEVER was told there was a term paper, I know nothing about it, and I have 24 hours to crank one out, and impossible task. I complain that no one told me, the rest of the students look incredulously at me, or laugh, or whisper under their breath, and the professor says "It was in the syllabus" - I never got one of those, either.

So, what could all of this mean in relationship to my life as is? Any thoughts?