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Khan Academy is a free website with pretty good lessons on chemistry, A&P, math... I've been out of school for quite a while, never took chemistry, hardly took any sciences, so I was worried about having to take lower-level classes I don't need. I haven't enrolled into any nursing program yet, but I think what's on there might be helpful for nursing students. I've been going through their algebra assessment so I can test out having to take it before taking science classes. Khanacademy.org

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I don't have a preferred school yet and not sure about preference points to CNAs. I'm going to be working in a retirement home, including their healthcare unit, as a food and nutrition assistant, so I hope to get a better sense of what it's like working in that environment. Seems like doing prereqs is the best bet.

I have a Bachelors (in anthropology) but interested in going back to school. I have the opportunity to do a Healthcare Assistant Certificate/CNA program that I could finish by the end of the year and it should cost me under $3000. I was enthusiastic to do this because I was having trouble finding a job. Now that I've found a (low-paying) job, I am a bit more interested in taking prerequisites that would allow me to potentially even get into a MSN program, or at least would make it easier later than just taking the lower level science classes (that won't get me into a program but will get me this certificate) sooner. The main issue is that I plan on leaving the state next summer, so anywhere I end up, I'll be paying o/s tuition for a year. I'd rather have pre-nursing courses out of the way and paid for more cheaply where I am now. I would be taking the risk of my credits not transferring wherever I end up, whereas it seems the CNA license could be relatively easy to get recognized or re-licensed in other states. I currently don't have debt, but my chances of getting grants or scholarships might not be as great because I already have a BA. I understand that the experience of being a CNA can be valuable in various ways. Thoughts?