Attention all former high school over-achievers: Your past honor roll status has effects past college admission, according to a UW-Madison study.
According to the study, good grades in high school lead to better health throughout life.
Pamela Herd, an associate professor of public affairs and sociology at UW-Madison, collected data from a Wisconsin Longitudinal Study of 10,00 about 10,000 Wisconsin 1957 high school graduates' lives after graduation.
The report found links between high school academic performance, personality and psychological characteristics, and late-life health.
According to the study, graduates with higher ranks in high school were found to be less likely to suffer worsening health as he or she entered retirement age.
According to Herd, the correlation may be attributed to the graduate's overall personality. If the graduate was diligent about their grades, they would more likely watch their health.
