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Do attractive girls get better grades?

The researchers found that the women judged as least attractive earned significantly lower grades, after controlling for their ACT scores. The best-looking women earned higher grades.

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Pretty Girls Make (Higher) Grades

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It's reality calling. People are shallow, and life isn't fair.

In a new paper, a pair of researchers looked at the student records of tens of thousands of students at their university. They compared the students' class grades to ratings of their physical attractiveness, as judged by outside observers from their student ID card photographs. The researchers found that the women judged as least attractive earned significantly lower grades, after controlling for their ACT scores. The best-looking women earned higher grades. And male professors were more likely than female professors to give better-looking women higher grades. But here's what the study's lead author, Rey Hernández-Julián, calls the "key finding": When these same exact students took online courses, where appearance is not an issue, the benefits of being pretty all but disappeared. "The main results in our paper were not about whether there is a return to appearance, but whether it would be smaller in online environments, where the student is not seen," he told NPR Ed. The study by Hernández-Julián and Christina Peters, both professors of economics, took place at Metropolitan State University of Denver, a broad-access university with a diverse student population. A large body of social-science research already supports the advantages of being really, really good-looking. Better-looking people tend to make more money. They are more liked and trusted by others. They marry other good-looking people who are also better educated than average. A classic study from the 1970s showed this effect holds true in academic settings as well. Given identical course transcripts, teachers judged prospective students to be more intelligent if they appeared more attractive in a photograph. Rachel Gordon, a professor of sociology and public policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has published papers with similar conclusions to this latest one — although her work has shown that better-looking men, as well as women, also receive a grade premium. That wasn't the case in the Denver study. Gordon calls this idea of comparing the same students' performance in both online and in-person courses an "interesting and clever design." Previous studies left unclear whether people are reacting to some relevant quality that goes along with looks, or merely looks alone. Maybe students are rated unattractive because they are ill or depressed, which also tends to hurt their course performance. Or maybe good-looking students have more confidence and are more outgoing because they're good-looking, and that leads to better performance.

But if that's the case, why don't we see the same effects in online courses?

Hernández-Julián is the first to point out that the overall variation in grades on the basis of looks is small. Math class is not modeling school. But, he says, giving all students a chance to compete academically in an arena where looks don't matter might allow more of them to shine.

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What happens if a boy bites on girl neck?

Neck kisses are great, but they can lead to a small mouth-shaped bruise, or hickey. If you have to look professional or go to a job, getting a hickey probably isn't the best idea. Gently remind him that he can keep going, but to lay off any sucking or nibbling he might be doing.

This article was co-authored by Eddy Baller and by wikiHow staff writer, Hannah Madden . Eddy Baller is a Dating Coach based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Coaching since 2011, Eddy specializes in confidence building, advanced social skills and relationships. He runs his own dating consulting and coaching service named Conquer and Win, the only BBB accredited dating coaching business in Vancouver. Conquer and Win helps men worldwide have the love lives they deserve. His work has been featured in The Art of Manliness, LifeHack, and POF among others. This article has been viewed 174,757 times.

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If a guy starts kissing your neck during a make-out session, there are a few ways you can respond. If you’re really into it, try gasping, moaning, or leaning your head to the side to expose more of your neck. You can also try wrapping your arms around him or running your hands through his hair. A passionate neck kiss can be a sign that he wants to take things to the next level. Try taking off your shirt—or his—if you think he’s okay with it. When in doubt, ask him if he’s ready to turn up the heat. Neck kissing can be super sexy, but it can also lead to hickeys if it gets out of hand. If you don’t want any marks or hickeys, ask him to avoid sucking or nibbling on your neck. And if you’re not into the neck kisses at all, don’t hesitate to ask him to stop. Say something like, “I don’t like how that feels,” or “I’m not ready for that yet.”

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