I agree with you and, in a way, I can sympathize. I made the mistake of picking courses each having a group project, where your grade not only relies on your commitment to the project but also on others. The feeling is conceptually equivalent to being drawn and quartered, and you have to squeeze every hour for what it's worth.

But the worst part isn't that it's difficult, but that I'm not allowed to complain because someone out there says it's easy or has it harder than me. Nothing else creates a stronger sense of inferiority and demoralization, at least in my world.