summer melt
The phenomenon where incoming students who have committed to attend a college or…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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable