Why does college have to be so hard?

Why does college have to be so hard sometimes. I feel like i have so much work to do and no time to do it. I really hope that as the semesters go on it gets easier, because i dont think i can take much more of this stress. I hate having tests that have nothing to do with what i studied and have to write papers that have no point to them. I just hope that all this "work" really is preparing me for the real world. I just dont see what this has to do with getting ready for the real world. I just hope college gets better, because I'm really not having fun right now!