Do your

extracurricular
activities
affect your
performance in
school?
By Bella Alfieri
Michael McHenry
Linshan Du
Total Number of
Respondents:
127
Freshman:
65
Sophomore:
30
Junior: 24
Senior: 8
Questions Asked:
What grade level are you?
How many hours a week do you spend on a
job?
How many extracurricular groups /activities
are you involved in?
What is your GPA?
How many credit hours are you currently
taking?
How many hours a week do you spend on your
extracurricular activities?
Background:
We wanted to see if
having a job or being
involved in
extracurricular activities
affects students GPA
Negative or positive
impact on academic
performance?
Healthy Schedule - Why Its
Beneficial
Some students have too
much on their plate, not
leaving a lot of time to
focus on their studies
Leaving more room in your
schedule will grant time
for:
sleep

exercise

maintaining a healthy diet

How many hours a week do you spend on a job?

Hours ranging from 0 to

15: between 3.0 and 3.5
GPA
Hours ranging from 16 to
30: roughly around 3.0
GPA
36 to 40 hours and 56 to
60 hours: roughly around
3.0 GPA as well
31 to 35 hours and 41 to
55 hours: roughly around
How many extracurricular groups/activities are
you
1 involved in?GPA above
to 3 activities:
3.2

4 to 6 activities: higher
GPAs reaching a 4.0

7 to 9 activities: lower
GPAs under 3.0

10 to 12 activities: about a
3.0 GPA

Students with more

activities seem to have
lower GPAs

Students with less

How many credit hours are you currently
taking?
1 to 4 credit hours and
21 to 24 hours: almost
3.3 GPA
5 to 8 credit hours:
under 2.7 GPA
9 to 16 credit hours:
roughly around 3.0
GPA
17 to 20 credit hours:
almost 3.6 GPA
How many hours a week do you spend on your
extracurricular activities?
16 to 20 hours:
above a 3.6 GPA
6 to 10 hours:
above a 3.0 GPA
All others hours
fall roughly in the
same range: 3.2
or lower
Conclusion:
Our results were inconclusive
No direct relationship
between GPA and
extracurricular activities
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