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.

References

• http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/12/AR2009081203012_pf.html