Definitions
College Miscellaneous
Self-Awareness
Sokolov-Miller Insights
College Money
100

The act of transmitting information,
ideas, and attitudes from one person to another.

What is Communication

100

The 3 things you should always include when sending an email.

What are Subject, Salutation, and Signature?

100

The body's natural defense against predators and danger.

What is Stress?

100

Metaphor used to outline the steps to financial wellness.

What is a ladder?

100

Three categories of funding to pay for college.

What are FREE, BORROWED, and EARNED money

200

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?

200

Secondary focus that can complement a major or personal passion/interest that can still lead to graduation even when requirements are NOT fulfilled.

What is a Minor?

200

Being mindful of the opportunity and responsibility that we have to serve our own advancement by serving others

What is a Legacy-Driven Mindset?

200

The number that communicates a person's financial reputation to lenders.

What is a Credit Score?

200

Interest rate charged on the loan will NOT change, no matter what market interest rates do

What is Fixed Interest?

300

Being motivated to engage in a behavior in order to earn a reward or avoid punishment.

What is Extrinsic Motivation?

300

An intelligent goal setting strategy that requires you to think through 5 key areas--plus name the 5 areas.

What are SMART goals?

Specific 

Measurable 

Achievable

Relevant

Time-based

300

An individual’s ability to effectively cope with stress and adversity.

What is Resilience?

300

Minimum amount to save for a personal Emergency Fund.

What is save at least three months of living expenses?

300

What SAP stands for AND 2 (of 3) requirements to maintain it.

What is Satisfactory Academic Progress, 2.00 GPA, and 67% Completion Rate?

400

Belief that one is inadequate and incompetent despite evidence of being skilled and successful.

What is Impostor Syndrome?

400

Time management technique that involves alternating focused work sessions with frequent short breaks to promote sustained concentration and avoid mental fatigue

What is The Pomodoro Technique?

400

The four ways a legacy can be established.

What are through PROPERTY, MONEY, VALUES, and IMPACT

400

Type of savings account that pays a higher-than-average interest rate

What is a high-yield savings account?

400

Federal Loan for which the Department of Education pays the interest accrued while you’re enrolled

What is a Subsidized Loan?

500

A decision making business tool that can be adapted as an exercise in self-introspection to help you understand yourself and prepare for growth.

What is a SWOT Analysis?

500

Concept introduced by Sonia which states that in high school, practically all info students need to know comes from one source (i.e., their teacher). And the rest comes from independent review.

What is the the 80/20 Principle?

500

Physical and mental exhaustion, often associated with a loss of identity and the sense that we are not accomplishing anything.

What is Burnout?

500

The three investments that are likely to beat inflation when growing wealth.

What are BONDS, REAL ESTATE, and STOCKS?

500

When unpaid interest is add to the principal amount of your student loan thereby increasing your loan's principal balance.

What is Capitalization?