<p>And how do you show to college that you are an EOP applicant?</p>
<p>The application will usually ask if you are applying for EOP. In NYS, there are income guidelines and a table that states if you have X number of family members and you make $Y or less then you are EOP eligible. </p>
<p>Just because you apply for EOP, it does not necessarily mean that you will be accepted into the EOP program because there are more students who meet the income guidelines than there are spaces in the EOP program.</p>
<p>So does that mean every application has an EOP section that I cold fill out? Do colleges notify whether you are an EOP or not? And finally, what’s NYS?</p>
<p>NYS= New York State. In NYS, you can only apply for EOP through the State University (SUNY) System. The same program is called college discovery at the NYC community college level, SEEK at the CUNY 4-year school level and HEOP for private schools in NYS.</p>
<p>Not all schoos offer EOP, in fact most schools do not offer EOP.</p>
<p>Try looking here</p>
<p>[Center</a> for Student Opportunity](<a href=“http://www.csopportunity.org/]Center”>http://www.csopportunity.org/)</p>
<p>I am familiar with California’s EOP program. You indicate on the application that you are applying for the EOP program.You are then requried to submit additional materials. There are online forms where two adults who are not related to you have to recommend you for the program and detail the circumstances which would put you in the EOP category.
Generally speaking these would be circumstances which would mean that you need additional support to succeed in college if admitted. For example, first generation, under represented minority, no one at home to assist in coaching you with things like signing up for classes, etc.<br>
The forms in CA can be any adult as in the case I assisted with the HS Guidance counselor was unaware of the student’s situation…the student lived the last few years of HS with grandparents.</p>