Education Admissions Vocabulary

noun a numerical representation of a person's creditworthiness, based on their credit history and financial behavior

• Lenders use your credit score to determine your creditworthiness before approving a loan.
• Your credit score can affect whether you get approved for a credit card or not.
• Dude, my credit score is so low, I can't even get a decent interest rate.
• Think of your credit score as a financial report card that shows how responsible you are with money.

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

• The university accepts applications from students around the world.
• She accepts the fact that she needs to work harder to achieve her goals.
• He finally accepts that he messed up big time.
• The artist accepts criticism as a way to grow and improve.