… Statement: The First-Year Experience (FYE) provides academic and social enrichment for first year students. Starting with two years of free tuition, through College Promise, FYE offers educational support services to all ELAC students, … that FYE scholars do well academically and socially. The First-Year Experience ensures that all first-year scholars have a home while at ELAC and are continuously inspired to achieve greatness. Benefits of Making the First-Year Experience Home … support. Throughout the scholars’ year commitment to FYE, they learn about and develop self-advocacy skills and pursue a college-going mindset via various programming, mentorship, counseling, and educational trips in collaboration with the …