GPA

              Grand Point Average. GPA is really important for high school, college, etc. It shows how well your doing in your classes as an average. It's the thing that you usually are concerned about regularly if you check for grades frequently. If someone wants to know how smart you are, they sometimes ask the question: "What's your GPA currently?" and then you might tell them your GPA and they will decide whether you are "smart" or not. Well, the thing is GPA does not determine how smart you are. There are many things in the world you can do to be called "smart" For example, you can know the answer to a single problem that nobody else knows and you just might be branded as smart. There's much more in school then just the grade, but in this time period it seems like the GPA is what all students care about. Some students would do anything to get their grade up, because they think it shows how smart they are, and they know it's what colleges look at when your applying for college.

          There are many students that I personally know that are really smart, they just don't try to do the homework/assignments in school. GPA requires repetition. You have to want the grade to get the grade, continuously doing the homework, projects, quizzes, tests, etc. But if your lazy and don't do the homework you won't have a high GPA. A high grade point average is awarded to people who try their hardest in school whether they were smart or not. Me for example. I'm not smart, and I'll never be smart. But I know how to try hardest, do my homework every night and study. That's why I have a decent grade point average.

          GPA doesn't mean your smart, I've talked about that. But just because I said it doesn't mean your smart doesn't mean it's meaningless. GPA is used for many, many things. Obviously, college is the prime example for how your grade point average matters. Your grade point average has to be above a certain number to enter some colleges. It's also used for some jobs too.

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