London - Hard work and diligence have long been the keys to exam success – but it seems a pretty face may come in handy too.
Attractive female students scored higher marks in exams and coursework than their less good–looking peers, a US study found. The appearance of male students had no effect on their exam results.
Researchers at the Metropolitan State University, in Denver, found both male and female academics were guilty of awarding lowers marks to less attractive students, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The study rated more than 5,000 student photos on a scale of one to 10 according to their physical appeal.
Researchers divided women into three groups: average, more attractive, and less attractive and looked at 103,803 of their grades. On average, the least attractive got average course grades about 1.5 per cent lower than fellow students. In comparison, there was an increase of roughly 0.5 per cent for the more attractive groupn.
Daily Mail