My Marriage Saved My GPA

February 13th, 2009

That’s what some students at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) are saying. According to a recent article in The Cornell Daily Sun, married Cornell students are finding that the domestic life not only brings them together in matrimony but academically as well.

Kelly Camin and Brian Gainor’s commitment to each other partially manifested itself in their mutual commitment to succeeding in their studies. Camin recalled that, before their engagement, her fiancé had a tendency to procrastinate. After their engagement, however, they both “worked harder to push each other.”

In fact, as The Cornell Daily Sun reports, studies by groups and publications like the National Council on Family Relations and The Journal of Marriage and Family have said that marriage gives students a different approach to college life that results in better grades than their single counterparts.

But before you tell your significant other that they “shoulda put a ring on it” consider this: married life isn’t always bliss for college students. Some of those interviewed in the article found that wedding bells ushered in uncomfortable living situations, tighter finances, more social pressures, and a willingness to make sacrifices so that one partner could attain their degree.

If you’d like to read more, check out the original article at The Cornell Daily Sun.

– Genevieve M. Blaber

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