University...stuck in the past

I'm in the middle of my exam period.
For anyone that has been hit with a succession of exams knows that you lose any social life and/or self control.
You're stressed about everything and you tend to take it out on the nearest person (i'm sure it has led to many break-ups).
It all comes down to a 2 hour exam which generally means at least 50% of your grade is based on 2 weeks of stress and trying to cram as much of your course into your brain and eloquently reiterate on paper.
It is, without a doubt, the worst aspect of university life there is.
It's also extraordinarily archaic.
The point of exams is to ascertain to the professor exactly how much you've absorbed during the six month course.
I'm taking a class (War and Peace in World History) which has given me 3 essays.
The first was a 1500 word essay on indigenous conflict.
The second was a 2500 word essay on suffrage and world war 1
and the third is my exam.
I received it yesterday and i have until the 23rd till i have to hand it in.
It's a 3000 word essay on a topic based around everything we have learnt during the course.
We're advised to write it under exam conditions (on a computer) but this can't be enforced.
We can write it over a period of days or in a 3 hour stretch.
This is the smart way to handle university courses.
However there is still a chance that all of this could be written by a family member in lieu of the student.
This is why we have tutorials.
Tutorials are ways for a professor to ascertain that his students are working correctly, doing the readings and writing proficient essays. Over the course of the semester it's easy for any professor to recognize whether or not one of his students is allowing someone else to write the essays.
If only all classes were like this.
No Stress
No Cramming
No Lashing out at the people near you
An easier, smarter university experience.

Now if you'll excuse me, i have exams to study for.