BENEFITS OF EAP

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• Aligning school and CSU standards so that success in school means readiness for the CSU and/or
  community college
  

• Giving more meaning and force to the California Standards Tests (CSTs)
  

• Giving high school students an early signal about their college readiness and adequate
  time to prepare before entering CSU or the community college
  

• Making the senior year a time for more direct and specific preparation for college
  

• Exempting CSU-ready students from taking CSU placement tests or the SAT or the ACT,
  thereby reducing testing time for the students
  

• Exempting CSU-ready students from Early Start Program requirements