[deanmoriarty]

Wow, I haven’t been in school for almost 15 years, but a nightmare that I still routinely have a few times a year involves me being back in my college days and being asked to repeat all my exams (total of 60+). It’s horrible, because in the dream I am aware of how “comfy” my life is today so going back makes it even more painful. Every time I wake up in a sweat.

I graduated in computer engineering from a prestigious European institution, summa cum laude in both my bachelor and master, but boy it took a huge toll on me. Nothing I have done in my professional life ever came close to the level of stress I used to experience in college.

It must vary from person to person, because I know a few acquaintances who were in my classes who say it was a period in their life they cherish and wish they could relive. Yikes, I’ll happily stay here with my 6-figure job moving protobufs.

[rekabis]

I loved school in that I loved the learning.

I hated the tests, and still occasionally have nightmares of coming to class and being punted with a midterm I had forgotten all about.