SCILS educational experience

I haven't been back in the classroom for quite a while (as a student) before beginning graduate studies at SCILS. Yet I was witnessing colleague after colleague finish similar programs without much trouble. Why couldn't I ? I knew I could be a good librarian, no, a great librarian, if I had the chance, so why not? And here I am, at 50+, doing what I want to do, being what I want to be, when I grow up ! Better late than never, enjoying every minute of it (well, that may be a slight exaggeration) ! Seeking out the online program for schedule reasons, I never imagined I would be as engaged as I am, or part of an online community of students as diverse and experienced as they are. Hard to explain, but it does feel like a community and you do get to know people online without the voices, and without the faces. So, despite sitting at this lonely desk, it is nice to know all of you are out there, just a key stroke away!