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The point system works like this: You take your HESI score and subtract 75 from that number. Then to that product you add your GPA ( i.e 4.0=4 points etc). Then you add the credits for the various support courses..there are a total of 12 I believe. If you have applied to the program once before they will automatically ADD 3 points to your final points number. This will give you your final score. They have a list of all support courses on their website and how many points they give you for each one. I applied Thursday for the first time with 33.45 points. All of the nursing professors I know and the support staff were very encouraging in that they seemed to think that would be enough points to secure entry to the program BUT with each semester it gets more and more competitive. Getting into nursing school isn't NEAR as easy as it used to be. I have a 4.0 , all but 2 support courses completed ( and I am enrolled in both now so I will have ALL completed by May 2010) and a 96 on HESI and I am worried about getting into a community college nursing program. Oh yeah..I also have a Bachelors Degree in Business Admin with a minor in Biology. But I AM worried because it has become almost as hard to get into nursing school as it is to get into Med School! My best advice to anyone is to STUDY for HESI and if you knock that out of ballpark then you will be in great place. Some HESI advice: STUDY Reading Comprehension. They grade that in 4 different ways.IF I had studied for that portion I could have come VERY close to getting 100. HESI is not hard at all....just study for it. This is where the majority of your points for Brookhaven program come from... Good luck to everyone! As I get more info I will post it! :)

I am new to this site and would like some info from those who have been admitted to, or have finished, Brookhaven's A.S. Nursing Program. I already have a B.S. Business Administration (Biology minor). I currently have a 4.0 Gpa and ,as of the end of this Fall 09 semester, will only lack 3 support classes all of which will be taken in Spring 2010. I took the Hesi yesterday and made a 95.5. I am not applying until January, for Fall Admission 2010. That gives me only 31 points when I apply. I am 44 yrs old and NEED to get in on my first try. I don't have years to wait. Do you think 31 points is good enough to get into the Brookhaven program the first time? I certainly appreciate any input from previous students or graduates. Thank you so much!