What it is and how to avoid it.

Summer Melt

Summer Melt

• Summer Melt is the phenomenon when seemingly college-intending students fail to enroll in college the fall after high school graduation.• “College-intending” students are those who have

completed key college going steps, such as applying and being accepted to college and applying for financial aid.• A student is considered to have “melted” if despite

being college-intending, he or she fails to attend college in the fall.

Strategic Data Project Summer Melt Handbook: A Guide to Investigating the Responding to Summer Melt.

How to Prevent Summer Melt

• Identify your next steps, and any barriers you may have, to complete everything you need to do to start school in the fall. • The following slides will take you through eight

“Next Steps” questions to help see if you are on track to go.

Next Steps: Questions for You

Have you filed your 2015-16 FAFSA?70% of LC seniors have already filed the FAFSA!

Completing the FAFSA is the first step to get financial aid. If you haven’t, you can still file! (www.fafsa.gov)

Have you completed any additional financial aid forms required?

SCC and SFCC require you to submit the FAFSA and a 2015-16 Financial Aid Terms and Conditions form by April 17, or you will not be awarded financial aid for the Fall Term. (See the next slide for an example of this form.)

FAFSA, or your college, may ask you for income verification; promptly provide the information or you may be denied financial aid.

Community Colleges of Spokane 2015-16 Financial Aid Terms and Conditions

Form

Pick up a copy from the scholarship bins outside of the Career Center.

This is due to the SFCC or SCC by April 17.

Next Steps: Questions for You

Have you received your financial aid award letter?Check to see what your “bottom line” number is to know

your net cost for college. How are you planning to make up the difference?

Have you logged on to your college’s web portal?Every school has a student portal where you will log into your

student account. Check it often as most schools send information with deadlines to you through this system. (The next slides have examples of how to access this portal.)

Community Colleges of Spokane (SFCC/SCC)

1. Log on to www.ccs.spokane.edu

2. Click on the My Big Foot Student Portal Link.

Community Colleges of Spokane (SFCC/SCC)

Log in to your student account

portal here.

Community Colleges of Spokane (SFCC/SCC)

You will be prompted to log in here.

Eastern Washington UniversityLog on to www.ewu.edu/undergrad/admitted

Click on the myEWU Portal link to access your student account login.

Eastern Washington University

Create a new student account to access the student account portal.

Washington State UniversityLog on to admission.wsu.edu

Click on the zzusis link to access the student portal log in page.

Washington State University

Follow the instructions to set up and log in to your student account.

University of Washington

Log on to www.washington.edu

Under Quick Links choose myUW to get to the student log in page.

University of Washington

Click on the link to access the student portal log in page.

Next Steps: Questions for You

Have you completed your required placement tests?If you will be attending a community college, you must

schedule and take a placement test. You can either call the testing center or schedule your appointment online. Cost is $30.

SFCC Testing Center number is 533-3401.SCC Testing Center number is 533-7074.

Have you confirmed your enrollment?You must confirm that you will attend the school and pay a

deposit by May 1st. Depending on your school, it can cost anywhere between $0-$1000! Check with your institution to determine the confirmation cost.

Next Steps: Questions for You

Have you submitted all housing forms and deposits (if you are going live on campus)?

Housing fills up fast, so you don’t want to delay.Usually you are required to pay the confirmation deposit before

you are allowed to submit your housing application.Housing deposits are required to secure your spot. Be prepared

to pay the cost of first and last month’s rent plus a security deposit—this adds up fast!

Have you registered for or attended a new student orientation?

All schools have a required Freshman Orientation that you must attend in order before you will be allowed to register for classes.

This can be another cost; WSU’s mandatory orientation costs $230!

Washington State University

Check out your school’s website as they all have lists of what you need to do, costs associated with it, and deadlines to complete it by.

Want Scholarship Alerts?

Spokane Public Schools is testing a pilot program where you can get email or text alerts from teachers.

Mrs. Mackleit has created an LC Career Center page where she can send you information and alerts on scholarships.* Interested? If so, here is what you need to do:1. Pick up a permission slip from the Scholarship bins

outside the Career Center.2. Return the permission slip to Mrs. Mackleit signed by

you and your parent (need both signatures even if you are 18).

3. Get a code from Mrs. Mackleit to join the group.4. Start getting messages about new scholarships

opportunities and upcoming deadlines!*The pilot program ends May 1.

The first 100 students who turn in their

permission slips will be able to

participate.