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Hi Edelca, If things are the same as they were last year, they do not look at the science portion. My advice: get the study guide in the bookstore...its awesome, study proportions (remember cross multiply and divide?!), study all those words that seem to confuse people (affect v effect, its v it's, etc), and get a good nights sleep. Using the study guide for two days before and a couple prayers gave me a 94. They will ask you to do a section on nursing where you will be asked to make decisions about patient care. Do not freak out! They only do that for statistical data, it doesn't count toward the grade! The HESI grade is taken out of Math, Grammer, and Vocabulary. Don't be discouraged if people say that scores such as yours have been rejected in the past. It may be true but every year seems to be different and the bar is set at a different height each year. I've heard the staff say as much. I recommend cautious optimism! If you don't get in this year remember that you can retake a couple of those courses, and finish up all the rest of the co-reqs then get in for 2013. One more piece of advise: In the case that you do get in, be sure you are finished with AP 2 and Microbiology. Cinnabon is right...I have seen many of my classmates drop out because it is just too much to do those courses plus Nursing theory at the same time. Best of luck to you on the HESI and in the coming year! -Ron

Dennis, You sound driven to make this happen for yourself. That is super important. Congrats on your 4.0 so far. Keep that up and have no fear! Some advise when deciding whether to apply to more than one program. Ask counselors at your local colleges whether it matters where you take the prereqs. The college I got into is a numbers game. The spreadsheet has no names, sex etc, so only your gpa, and score on the HESI admissions test count but they give "bonus points" for students who take the 5 prereqs at the college. I also applied to another college in the area that does not care where the prereqs were taken. If this is the case at your colleges in RI, you can strategically take course work so you have the best advantage. No colleges here in Southern Louisiana have any advantage given to male students that I have heard of. But it could be hidden as some require interviews. You will have advantage when you are applying for a job. Best of luck to you! Ron

MsLeana, I will be beginning in the fall. (but I'm not a lady!!) Yes, I did take all the prereqs at BRCC. I know of students who I had hoped would get in that clearly did not because of the points lost in not taking BRCC's courses. It does seems to carry significant weight. I do not have any other degrees. I had extensive coursework toward another degree but decided to "ignore" all of it and start fresh at BRCC. Now is the perfect time to start for 2012 admissions. You have two full semesters in which you could probably complete not only prereqs but some of the tougher coursework (Microbiology, A&P 2) if you really put your mind to it. Best of luck to you!