What's going to happen?

The new stack of 19 books excites me - as does the articles, journal, notebook, pens. At another glance, it's overwhelming when I think of the reality of missed work days and family needs. I'm wondering exactly how it's all going to work? If I do the pre-reading and assignments required before class, are we going to talk about the concepts? Will we cover other topics? Will it be lecture based? Who's going to be in the class with me? Will they be more successful than me? Will I connect with them, or anyone? What's going to happen in this experience which makes it unique, or different than other experiences?