AdvertisementSummer Melt: Why Aren't Students Showing Up For College?June 18, 2018Shankar VedantamRhaina CohenRenee KlahrTara BoyleParth ShahJennifer SchmidtfacebookEmailRates of "summer melt" are highest for students from lower-income backgrounds, especially if their own parents didn't go through the college application process. (Getty Images/Blend Images)