The program allows participants to skip normal schooling and become full-time, degree-seeking college students.
Applicants to EEP largely come from the Greater Los Angeles Area, but some move from elsewhere in the United States or from other countries to attend.
[2] The program takes several intermediary steps ensure a smooth transition from a secondary school setting to university life.
Support and guidance from families and older EEPsters help most freshmen adjust quickly to collegiate life.
Older EEPsters often become active participants in university life, assimilating inconspicuously into roles of community service, organizations, and student governments.