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I’m thinking about taking the CNA course (NURSA 1105) at College of DuPage over the summer and was wondering how difficult it actually is.

For anyone who has taken it recently:

How hard are the exams/quizzes?
Is getting an A pretty manageable if you study?
How many hours a week did you spend studying outside of class?
Are the skills check-offs stressful/hard?
How are the clinicals?
How strict are they about attendance or being late?
Did you take the 8-week or 16-week version, and did it feel rushed?

I’m mainly trying to figure out whether the workload is pretty straightforward or if it’s one of those classes that takes up your entire week.

For context, I’m a first-gen student and grew up speaking Spanish at home; however, I also grew up speaking English with my older siblings, and I speak both fluently. I’m just concerned that if I choose both English and Spanish as first languages that colleges wouldn’t like that, but if i choose Spanish as my first language, i’m also scared that that would trigger some machine or something, requiring me to submit test scores like the TOEFL. What did you guys choose as first-gen students navigating CA?