Essay On Grade Point Average

According to the Washington Post, data has proven that there is a direct correlation between high school grade point average and the average annual adulthood earnings. According to Michael T. French, he director of the health economics research groups at the University of Miami, said “A one-unit increase in your GPA has a very sizable impact on your education and earnings.” It is for that reason that we must affirm today’s resolution to mandate a national minimum grade point average. The first point I would like to bring up today is that a national minimum grade point average would encourage students to lean more and earn a better living later in life. For every one point increase in high school grade point average earnings in adulthood increase twelve percent for men and fourteen percent for women. It has been well documented that going to college can increase a person's future income, and those who have better grades in …show more content…
The first way that it would help them is that a minimum grade point average would motivate those students who are on the border between, giving up in school and trying to succeed in life. I do not disagree that a minimum grade point average would exclude some kids, but it will motivate those on the border to strive and succeed more. The second benefit a mandate grade point average would bring is that students with a higher grade point average are less likely to use drugs and narcotics. A study from the University at Colorado Boulder found that students with a lower grade point average drink more often, more heavily, and are much more likely to binge while drinking. They are also more likely to use marijuana and cigarettes than those with higher grade point averages. That is why we need a nationally mandated minimum grade point average, in order to encourage all students to be the best they can possibly