Article: Smart girls, bad grades: your teachers and parents want your grades to be higher. And you want your grades to be higher. So why aren't they? Find out here.

Let's say this right out the gate: We don't think grades ever tell the whole story about a girl. We think every girl is more than her grades. You have a social life. You have time-demanding after-school activities and maybe even a home life that stresses you out from time to time. But, unfortunately, it's your report card that everyone from guidance counselors to college recruiters will often regard as a crystal ball into your future.

We can't grade you on how you help your mom out around the house or how you're the coolest friend a BFF could ask for. And it's harsh and inflexible that your academic performance labels you as great, good, average or less than ...

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