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The U.S. Department of Education estimates as many as 10 to 20 percent of students nationwide plan to go to college and then don't. But why? For some the reasons are financial. Others just aren't ready for that next step.
We discuss the prevalence of summer melt in Houston with Yolanda Norman, founder and CEO of First Gen Consulting, and get her advice on how to help the student in your life not fall victim to it.
MORE: The Perspective of a First-Generation College Graduate (Houston Matters, June 2, 2017)