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[quote=Anonymous]Summer melt is when students who have committed, sent in a deposit, and even started enrollment do not show up. It usually only becomes apparent when the next higher financial deadline is missed. July 1 is usually when final transcripts are due and some schools do rescind. Some kids have a last minute change of mind due to financial circumstances.

In normal years, AOs plan for this and slightly overfill the incoming class based on past years data. This year is a wild card with economic fears, international students, and some schools playing weird games with financial aid.

You might see more spots open mid July up until August. For schools that accept a good % of transfer students, those schools might increase taking late waitlists and overfill at the junior level, leave the freshman spots open and balance out the next year.

I’m sure schools are sitting in meeting after meeting trying to figure out how to keep tuition revenue up, how to rebalance classes where TAs are being lost, what to do if international students can’t get a VISA etc Universities are not good at quick planning.[/quote]

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