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title: "The Weekly VineDown: The Intersection of Affirmative Action and Summer Melt"
description: Video from the Weekly VineDown episode that aired on July 27, 2023.
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# [The Weekly VineDown: The Intersection of Affirmative Action and Summer Melt](https://go.collegevine.com/admissions/summer-melt-and-affirmative-action)

 Written by [José Mallabo](https://go.collegevine.com/admissions/author/josé-mallabo) | July 28, 2023

[VIDEO] This week, VineDown host Emily Smith chatted with a few friends close to home: CollegeVine team members Vinay Bhaskara, José** ** Mallabo, and Jason McNair-Faulk. 

The group spent some time discussing summer melt, especially among students of color, and how the phenomenon is interacting with recent changes to race-conscious admissions. 

 

 

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