AdvertisementWhy Aren't Students Showing Up For College?July 17, 2017Rhaina CohenRenee KlahrTara BoyleParth ShahJennifer SchmidtShankar VedantamfacebookEmailAccording to research from Harvard, between 10% and 40% of the kids who intend to go to college at the time of high school graduation don't actually show up in the fall. Education researchers call this phenomenon "summer melt," and it has long been a puzzling problem. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)