<p>The college where I used to work had a program for URM’s that required a summer term … it was required, because the students selected for this program were chosen because they showed promise even though they came from low-performing schools. So … not that URM’s can’t do it … but this program was specifically for URM’s who might not be able to handle it, so that they could receive the support needed to be able to make it. I am pretty sure charlieschm refers to this sort of program. While there were plenty of non-URM’s who could have benefited, that is not who got to be in the program (which included scholarship money).</p>