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Old 04-21-2010, 01:14 PM
SydneyK SydneyK is offline
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Originally Posted by AOII Angel View Post
Did you read the article? That's exactly what they said.
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Now I've read the article. Sorry 'bout that. Carry on.

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Originally Posted by MysticCat View Post
On the other hand, I think it could just as logically seem that students who have to work their way through school could be more motivated because they feel more personally invested -- it's their own hard-earned money on the line, not mom and dad's. Kind of a corrollary to your thought that kids at private schools may feel pressured to get a good GPA to go with the expensive education.
Good point. Also, students who work their way through college generally cannot do both without having good time management skills. And I'd say, generally speaking, good time-managers have a higher GPA than poor time-managers.
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