If you go with other students or people you know, it won't be as overwhelming. My advice would be to be calm and take it at your own pace. There will likely be people there willing to make allowances for new students. Soak it all in and enjoy yourself!
That doesn't make a difference to my initial reaction and now the humor of it all has subsided, so you can now move on with your life, k? Perhaps if your opinion of myself was of some significance, then maybe I'd give a damn.
I'm still learning but I've come across native signers who sign like they're on speed, pretty cool really. Also signers who almost exclusively fingerspell as fast as they blink. They're all different but most deafies I've met have been accommodating and understanding, whether is be teaching me...