Professor not understanding at all

alejandr0
Mon, 10 Jun 2019 20:35:11 +0000

I am taking summer classes and working at the same time.

I have a lab at the end of the day, where the professor opens up our online homework assignment at 2:30 pm, when class ends, to be turned in at 11:59pm that same day.

However, I work retail and sometimes get schedule 4-12 am; work is about 20 minutes from school, without counting my lunch (because I have no breaks earlier). That means I have about 30 minutes before work to start on homework, and then a combined 1 hour in breaks during work time.

The homework can be pretty tough, so I tried talking to the professor, who only responded with “do what you can.” But these are worth 15-20% of my final grade, so I do not know what to do. To me, it seems completely irrational for a professor to assign homework due the same day, but at the same time I don’t want to seem like I’m making excuses to get an extension. What should I do?