Why Homework is Essential in High School, College, and Your Career

How to Lead a Successful Career and Be Happy

David Leavitt
It does not matter if one is in high school, college, or in the middle of their career. Finishing your homework is the key to leading a happy and successful life. By doing your homework and having a high GPA in high school and in college, you will be presented with opportunities. Doing homework does not stop when you graduate high school or college. All throughout your career you will be doing homework if you want to be promoted and receive advancements in your career.

Importance of homework while in high school
At the high school level not doing homework will lead to bad grades. That can lead to a possible failure in the class, and result in summer school. When it comes time for college admissions, one's high school GPA combined with their SAT scores will make the bulk of most college admission board's decisions. By not finishing one's homework in high school, they may not be eligible to go to the college of their choice. Neither will they be able to qualify for academic scholarships that are made available only to high school students with a high GPA. Paying for college without scholarships result in a large amount of student loans, provided they are even accepted into a college in the first place.

Importance of homework while in college or university
Not completing homework in college bodes ill for several reasons. The most basic reason is that most exams are based off of the work studied. By not studying you will have poor grades on your test. Most colleges and universities have a minimum GPA requirement to graduate. When the time comes for to apply for jobs after college graduation (assuming one graduates) and enter the workforce, most employers will ask for your transcripts. They ask for your college transcripts to prove that you actually graduated from an accredited university, and will look at your GPA before making their decision to hire a potential employee.

The reasoning is simple - Workplaces use one's college GPA to determine their potential for success with their company, much alike how colleges use a student's high school GPA. In any given job position where the field has been narrowed down to two candidates with similar skills and experiences, the applicant with a higher college GPA will generally receive the job.

Importance of homework during one's career
Even after a person's high school and college academic careers have long ended, one will continue to have homework for their job. Be it learning about the latest line of products in a retail setting, or staying up to date with the newest accounting standards, doing homework by studying the things one needs to know to do their job will ensure that they keep their job. It will also lead to early promotions and career advancement. Not doing one's homework can lead to being uniformed in their career, and losing their job because they aren't performing correctly.

By maintaining one's GPA and doing their homework in high school, college, and in their career, they will lead a more successful life than those who do not. They will be presented with many opportunities for both academic and career advancement that others will not have. The end result will be a happier, more fruitful life, working a job that you love, and making a lot of money - compared to working a low wage job you hate, and barely being able to pay your bills.

Published by David Leavitt

David has been playing video games since he jumped on his first Koopa at the age of five. He is a Featured Writer on Examiner.com and enjoys writing on a variety of topics from advice to reviews of consumer...  View profile

  • Your GPA and SAT scores will make the bulk of most college admission board's decisions
  • Most colleges and universities have a minimum GPA requirement to graduate
  • Not doing one's homework in their career field can result in losing their job
By maintaining one's GPA and doing their homework in high school, college, and career, they will lead a more successful life than those who do not.

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  • Jan Corn11/17/2009

    The title of this one intrigued me and I had to read it. Homework in high school and college seemed an automatic no brainer (excuse the pun) but homework in one's career is also important. Good angle, super article!

  • Janet Meyer11/16/2009

    Good suggestions for a lot of folks. We should always endeavor to do our best, and to learn while working at our career.

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