How to Prevent Summer Melt and Help More Students Make It to Day One


With the start of term just weeks away, we’ve hit the peak of summer melt season. This moment is often demanding, but it’s also when leaders have the clearest view of where students get stuck just before day one. Join us for a timely webinar on how to recognize the friction points that cause students to melt and what you can do to strengthen your approach before the next enrollment cycle.

From confusing onboarding processes to unanswered questions about finances, housing, and academic readiness, we'll examine the barriers that quietly derail even the most motivated students. Drawing on new research about the first-year journey, we'll identify where institutions unintentionally create friction, what can be done to reduce it, and how shifts in student readiness and public perceptions of higher education can make students second guess their decision to attend college.

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About the Webinar



Join EAB Research Director Dr. Tara Zirkel to unpack the key drivers of summer melt and learn how to better prepare students for this critical transition.

In this session, you will learn:
  • The most common friction points students face between acceptance and the first day of class
  • How onboarding and communication gaps contribute to the risk of summer melt
  • Practical strategies to simplify processes and keep students engaged all summer long

Speaker

Director, Strategic Research

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