Money matters
What are tax credits?
Expenses you can subtract directly from your federal tax income.
What is the definition of interdependence?
The dependence of two or more people or things that depend on each other
What is GPA?
Grade point average
Which unemployment rate is higher, high school diploma vs a bachelor's degree level of education?
high school diploma
What is a syllabus?
A document that contains important information about the course
What can financial aid do/help with?
allows you to pay for College Tuition, Housing, Transportation, Food, Books, and Class fees.
Staying on course and working for your desired outcomes will lead you to what?
Success
What are two things needed to calculate GPA?
Class grades and number of credit hours
What is Job exploration?
Learning about various occupations and their "fit" with your unique career preferences, understanding the skills, interests and values you want satisfied by your career.
What are the key expectations for college success?
Being responsible for your education; highly motivated to succeed;attending classes and completing all assignments to the best of their ability.
What ways can you fund your college education?
Financial aid, scholarships, grants, and loans.
What are the 4 M’s of goal setting?
Motivation, modify environment, monitor behavior and making commitments
what are the consequences of having a low GPA?
Academic probation, ineligible for financial aid, cannot play inter college sports (unc vs state) or be dismissed from college
Give an example of transferable skills.
Research, Personal Motivation, Organisation, Time Management or Leadership
When writing journals, what aspects should you include in your writing?
Your journal should be spontaneous, honest, creative, and dive deep.
What is a credit score?
A credit score is a statistical number that evaluates a person's creditworthiness and is based on credit history.
What is inner success?
Private successes, victories that offer a sense of personal accomplishment and contentment.
What is the minimum GPA for college?
2.0 or a “C”
What is Internship?
Work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time
What is the difference between college students and highschool students in time management?
In college, students manage their own time, but in high school, teachers and parents manage much of the students’ time.
What ways can you use to decrease money flowing out?
Paying off high-rate debt, lowering transportation expenses and using tax credits.
These skills are invisible and difficult to measure, they include motivation and self-confidence.
Soft skills.
How can you protect your GPA when you are positively going to fail a course?
You can withdraw from a class
What skills (transferable or soft skills) you may find on a resume of a surgeon, aside from medical and motor skills?
Teamwork, communication skills, problem solving, patience and professionalism.
What are the key features of successful students?
Master self-management, accept personal responsibility, discover self-motivation, employ interdependence, gain self-awareness, adopt lifelong learning, develop emotional intelligence, believe in themselves.