Precocity does not necessarily eliminate emotional problems. Some schools will not even admit underage kids. Every straight-A student need not apply. High standardized test scores are required, but they aren't enough. Not every gifted kid fits that bill.
People feel threatened.
Kids used to rip up my books and throw them in the mud because I was always reading in lunch. Once on campus, however, not all of the kids stick around. These programs do what they can to help students adjust to college life. Some take only local children, who must live at home with their parents, and almost all have counselors on staff. First-year PEG students have to follow strict rules, like mandatory study hours and a 12 a.m. curfew on the weekends, that ease up through the years.