Editors ask me to build a web application for students that consisted of 21 separate pages, 55 images, and 29 interactives. They want this in 1 month. I'm the only designer and developer.

I would politely take the following line from tropic thunder..
'Why don't you take a step back and fuck your own face'

Take this, send it in various emails to your client.

P.S I take no responsibility for the consequences. ;)

Find a Cms, hire a student to do the basics and concentrate on the interactives?

@thecleaner But that's the thing! I'm both full time web dev and a full time student! 😭

Lol

Hackathon-type-thing?