Summer melt

Summer melt is the phenomenon of prospective college students' motivation to attend college "melting" away during the summer between the end of high school and beginning of college. This phenomenon is especially prevalent in low-income minority communities, where students who qualify for college and in some cases even register for classes ultimately end up not attending college because they lack resources, support, guidance, and encouragement. Causes include the costs associated with college and a lack of support. Support programs, particularly by colleges, have been found to reduce summer melt. Most recently, George State University partnered with artificial intelligence startup AdmitHub to create an AI-powered chatbot to engage prospective college students over the summer, decreasing summer melt 21.4%.

Contents

• Admissions live summer melt interventions part 1
• Im first summer melt video series introduction
• References