Good Kids Make the Grade

Unhealthy patterns of behavior correlate with a low G.P.A., according to a new University of Minnesota study.

Hey Joe and Jane College, want better grades? Live cleaner and healthier lives. A new study at the University of Minnesota shows that unhealthy patterns of behavior — smoking, drinking, gambling, camping out on the Internet, and so on — clearly correlate with low grade point average. The study also showed that working a job, even a full-time one, does not negatively impact academic performance. Of course, Joe and Jane, your parents could have told you all of this. And probably did.

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