summer melt
n.— «Bryant said that, typically, some students change their minds during the summer. However, he said, he is confident that the university will not lose significant numbers to what he calls “summer melt.”» —“SMU Expects Entering Fall Class To Be ’86 Size” by Connie Pryzant Dallas Morning News (Texas) June 25, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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