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I am currently finishing up my final semester as a pre nursing student at HACC york, in Pennsylvania. I have a math class, Ap2 and Micro. Then i will apply for my clinicals and hopefully be accepted to begin January 2016. Right now I have no experience in the health care field. I am 20 years old. My past jobs have been at restaurants, customer service positions, as well as coaching basketball for about 3 years now. There is a CNA program offered through my school that I am considering. I figure I need to have some type of relevant experience so ensure or at least help ensure that I can score a job when I get my RN. The down side of the CNA program is the cost and I wonder if it is the best way to go? I know I would learn a ton of useful information- but some women who have been RN's for some time tell me that I will have no trouble getting hired when I graduate. I find that hard to believe. Would it be beneficial to get my CNA? Or should I volunteer at a hospital maybe in hopes that they could eventually find me a paid position to work until my clinicals begin. Would working at a day care be helpful since I am looking into working in the pediatric field. Any advice will help. Thank you for any response in advance.

Hi, I am a student at HACC. It is my first year here, but my second year of college. I am taking five classes right now, including Anatomy & Physiology. My plan is to be able to apply for my clinicals at the end of this next spring semester. However, I still need to take A&P 2 as well as Microbiology. Those of you who have taken these classes, specifically at Hacc (but I will take any advice) do you think it is doable to take Micro and AP2 in the same semester? I would only take those two classes and a math class. Unless that would be too much with the math, then I would just take my two sciences. I know that it will be a ton of studying and I do work hard and am a good student. I just don't want to overload myself by taking both of these vital classes in the same semseter. I will take any advice or insight I can get! Thank you.