WWC Summary of Evidence for this Intervention

Summer Counseling

The summer counseling intervention was intended to reduce what study authors call the summer “melt,” a phenomenon in which students have been accepted to college but fail to matriculate. These summer counseling services, delivered during the months between high school graduation and college enrollment, involve outreach by college counselors or peer mentors via text messaging campaigns, e-mail, phone, in-person meetings, instant messaging, or social media. These intervention services provide college-intending individuals with information about tasks required for college enrollment, such as taking placement tests, arranging for housing, acquiring medical insurance, obtaining financial aid, and registering for courses. Summer counseling was also provided to help students overcome unanticipated financial, informational, and socio-emotional barriers that prevent college enrollment.

Reviewed Research

Transition to College

March 2018

Outcome domain	Studies meeting standards	Grades examined	Students	Improvement index
Access and enrollment	5 studies meet standards	12-PS	13,614	--
	Castleman, B.L., Owen, L., & Page, L.C. (2015)	12-PS	3,281	3
	Castleman, B.L., Owen, L., & Page, L.C. (2015)	PS	1,602	0
	Castleman, Benjamin L.; Arnold, Karen; Lynk Wartman, Katherine. (2012)	PS	162	13
	Castleman, Benjamin L.; Page, Lindsay C. (2016)	12-PS	6,196	2
	Castleman, Benjamin L.; Page, Lindsay C.; Schooley, Korynn. (2014)	12-PS	2,373	6
Credit accumulation	1 study meets standards	12-PS	1,397	6
	Castleman, Benjamin L.; Page, Lindsay C.; Schooley, Korynn. (2014)	12-PS	1,397	6