Holzman, B., Hanson, V. S.. (2020)
Summer Melt and Free Application for Federal Student Aid Verification
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED607689.pdf.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) verification and its role in summer melt is examined in this brief. Summer
melt is when high school seniors who appear ready to go to college the fall following graduation do not enroll. The study revealed one-third of Houston Independent School District (HISD) college-intending students were flagged for FAFSA verification, and racial and ethnic minorities were especially at risk of verification. The study also found one-in-four college-intending students experienced summer melt and did not attend college by November 1st of the fall semester after completing high school. In line with prior research, FAFSA verification increased the likelihood of summer melt by six percentage points.