PollyGhost

Hello Everyone, I have been lurking and reading many threads, and I hate to say am now even MORE confused. I know I am about to post a thread that has a million copies of it, and I apologize in advance! I live in the Bay Area in California, I only mention this because I have read the words, "depends on your state" in just about every CNA vs CMA thread. I have signed up for a CNA course, because I am interested in pursuing a career in Nursing. They also have a CMA/Pharmacy Tech class about a month after, that costs a bit more. I don't mind doing the grunt work, but the more I read about the duties of a Medical Assistant, the more attracted I am becoming to it. I love the idea of preparing patients for their doctors, routine testing, vaccines (if they do these), and anything to do with medicine, blood, organs, etc! As rewarding as the CNA sounds, I am becoming SO confused and am now freaking out, because this Friday I will find out if I got into the CNA course ( I attended an over-crowded orientation). So I need to know what I am going to do before then, before I invest my time and $. Any advice another Californian (or non :) ) that has been through a similar dilemma has to offer? I know there's a lot of factors that play into this, especially who you work for. But I unfortunately don't have a lot of time or money, so I can't do both.. though I wish I could! Thank you so much in advance, everyone, it's truly appreciated. :redbeathe