Fall 2022
The 3 things you should always include when sending an email.
What are Subject, Salutation, and Signature
Three categories of college funding
What are FREE, BORROWED, and EARNED money
Type of stress that typically results from being
overwhelmed by demands, losses, or
perceived threats
What is Distress
Belief that one's basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits that cannot/will not change.
What is a Fixed Mindset
Term used to describe a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or
accomplish during their lifetime.
What is a Bucket List
Belief that abilities can be developed with persistence, effort, and a focus on learning.
What is a Growth Mindset
Free money that is often (but not always) need-based
What is a Grant
Positive form of stress
having a beneficial effect on health,
motivation, performance, and emotional
well-being
What is Eustress
Kind of college engagement that directly relates to a student's field of study
What is Co-curricular engagement
Shift that happens in college where the responsibility of learning shifts from being focused mostly on the teacher to mostly on the student.
What is the 80/20 (HS) to the 20/80 (College) Shift
A strategy used to decide what
steps to take in order to best achieve goals.
What is Action Planning
Free money that is usually merit-based
What is a Scholarship
Strategies used to deal with
stressful situations.
What is Coping skills
Document designed to introduce your qualifications and skills to employers
What is the Resume
The scholarship deadline for either the Berks Returning Student Scholarship OR the Summer Success Scholarship
What are May 1 OR April 21
Three of the five types of impostors discussed in class.
What are any of the following
The Perfectionist, The Natural Genius, The Expert, The Soloist, and/or The Superhuman
Borrowed Money that covers all interest accrued while a student is enrolled in college.
What is a Direct Subsidized Federal Loan
What are any of the following (when coping skill is negative)
worsen a situation
reduce a person's outlook
introduce new challenges
Two things a student can do to increase opportunity exposure and engagement
What are any of the following
Establish a strong reputation
Address unresolved personal conflicts
Decide, co-curricular or extra-curricular or both
Communicate with trusted/reputable peopleWhat are Behavioral
A word defined as the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way and the two kinds/types.
The two types are Intrinsic and Extrinsic
What is Oct. 1
One reason why college students should care about stress and coping.
What are any of the following
College is a bubble of protection that allows you to
experience stress in a relatively controlled environment.
Practicing your ability to manage stress and
exploring healthy coping strategies is beneficial for your future self.
The 3P's of Interviewing
What are Preparation (research), Practice, and Punctuality
One kind of question that can/should be asked at the end of an interview
Things not easily found online
Things related to details of the position such as hiring timeline, work environment, and skills or quality preferences