We did have one good speaker – a judge who had gone through the same program we’re going through. She said that many of the speeches are gloom-and-doom, but we need to remember that we were selected to be here because we – out of ALL the other applicants – deserve to be there. We earned our seats. The program we’re in is highly competitive, and it’s a honor to be part of it.

With all the doom-and-gloom, it was nice to have someone say “wow, y’all are awesome”.