I don't mean to be that person that whines and complains about how much school-work they have, but I am, and so is every college student. Yes, we like to complain to each other so we can all relate and essentially cope together. However, sometimes it turns into a competition of who got the least sleep, the least free time and the most caffeine that day.

As I'm sitting in Zane Showker Hall at JMU, I want to write about how ridiculous the amount of work has gotten. I've only been here a month, and yes, it is my junior year, but isn't three online assignments due by 11:59 pm on Sunday and a test and two quizzes on that upcoming Monday a little much?

Yes, we've had all weekend to study, but there are other factors in our life that can get in the way of that.

Some of us have to work to help pay for college.

Some play sports.

Some have an authority position in a club/organization.

Some are sick and can barely get out of bed — which means, they can barely even try to get work done.

Some people's families come to visit.

And once in a while, we'd like to enjoy our weekend.

So this is a plea to the professors to give us a little break. Your class is not our only class. You always say that you know that we handle 12-17 credits usually, yet, you keep tacking on more work that there is not nearly enough time in the world to finish.

We love our major classes especially, trust me, I did miss the work during summer (believe it or not), but college is literally a full-time job. I've been questioned how I work while in college and still find time to attempt to participate in clubs and still go out and have fun.

My accounting professor, the other day, said at most he worked 8 hours a week because he couldn't do his school-work load and work at the same time. I know it isn't impossible, but it feels like it when you wake up at 6 a.m. and don't get off until 9 p.m., for example.

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Our professors are getting us ready for the "real-world" and deserve a lot of credit (well, most do anyway). So, do not take this as any disrespect, but we have more than just your class. I would gladly dive deep into your class if it wasn't for the time it takes to do really well.

Balancing your work and life is difficult and time can be hard to find, but putting in the work will be worth it in the end. So students, since we cannot control our professors' loads of work, keep your head up, stay caffeinated, and achieve your goals.