Hi, I'm new to the site and have a few questions about being a CNA in North Carolina! I take my state exam July 6th and am feeling pretty nervous. Any tips? Also, I start college in Fall 2012 and was planning on applying to nursing school in Fall 2013 but due to placement testing I need to take some extra math classes so applying to nursing school might have to be held off until Fall 2014. I start school in August and do not plan on working so I can focus on school. Is there any point in working for a month until school starts? Could I even get a job as a CNA for only a short amount of time? Does that look bad? I will hopefully work all next summer (2013) though. But by the time I apply for nursing school in 2014, I think my CNA will be expired and I'm worried about how to renew it if I won't be working that much. Sorry for so many questions. Any help, tips, or advice is greatly appreciated! (: