summer melt

English

Noun

summer melt (uncountable)

  1. (education) The phenomenon where incoming students who have committed to attend a college or university change their minds during the summer and opt to attend another institution.
    Summer melt sometimes happens when students are admitted over the summer to a school that places the student on a waitlist in the spring.

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