Welcome to Dear Dendrites, BHSc’s most popular source of advice—at least on the days when your first year Inquiry facilitator refuses to meet with you because “I have other students, too, Jeff” and “please stop calling me on my home phone.” For this very special issue, we asked you to send in your recent dreams so we could interpret them and give you insight on the dumpster fire you call your future.
Dear Dendrites,
I had a dream where all my teeth fall out. What does this mean?
-Too Far Behind on Anatomy To Know
Dear Behind,
Gargle preservative cadaver moistening fluid every night before bed to ensure good dental hygiene and prevent gingivitis. 60% of the time it works every time, according to 5/12 dental students.
Dear Dendrites,
I’ve always been a lucid dreamer, and ever since I started 2nd year, I’ve purposefully started dreaming about getting a 12 in anatomy. It’s wonderful! But now I can’t stop sleeping because it’s such an ideal dream I don’t want to wake up, and I am now, in fact, failing anatomy because all I’m doing is sleeping all day. What do I do?
-Living The Nightmare
Dear Nightmare,
At this point, your dream life is better than your real life, so you might as well stick with it and just sleep forever.
Dear Dendrites,
I dreamt that I would get into med school. Does this mean that I’ll get—
-Every 3rd Year Healthsci You Know
Dear Every Healthsci,
No.
Spiciness Rating:
The Procrastinator 