I don't know if it's affected mine, cos I've always had a short attention span. But it's so easy to get distracted by Facebook and Myspace and stuff, even if you're not really doing anything...

I want to meet someone who studies for more than 15 hours a week.

i think this is kinda im even homeschooled and my grades have been slepping since im online doing school and i get on FB. ha

*true

I study for more than 15 hours a week. Yes, in the past I have chosen to go on social networking sites such as Facebook a little more often than necessary, causing my grades to drop. However, now I don't do that as much! ^__^

ya i think it kinda does cuz ppl will spend their time chatting and stuff with their friends instead of homework. so ya, a little bit.

Facebook used to "interfere" with my studies all the time but now, with it's more-cluttered design, I've been going on it significantly less and studying more. My grades are actually better so, "Yay for new, ugly Facebook!" Haha.

It's what people choose to do with their time. But this actually had to be studied? Wow, smh. Oh and no, it hasn't affected my studies.

haha facebook definately gave me a reason not to do homework to my best ability....

Nah, I get really good grades.. And I'm like addicted to myspace.

http://www.myspace.com/wtffxalexis

whenever i studied, my test scores actually fell by about 10%. no lie.

it's not facebook. it's the kids that don't know how to prioritize. facebook doesn't cause low grades. facebook doesn't have homework or projects or essays. the student knows what they are supposed to do, and if they choose facebook over their work, that's their problem. maybe their parents need to treat them like they're still in elementary school and have homework checks every afternoon, especially before they're allowed online. but again..it's their problem, not mine. (:

It did with me when I was in school. That's why I'd stay after school until I finished my homework so I wouldn't have any distractions, because once I'd take my homework home I'd completely blow off no matter how many times I'd say to myself "I'm going to do my homework tonight".

Nopee. The only thing that affects my grades is stress. When I get stressed out, then I stop focusing and everything starts to drop. So I try my hardest not to stress out.

ok well lets not just blame facebook. we can actually also blame other sites such as myspace or socialvibe- dont leave yourself out of this...

i do well in school and i dont have a facebook but so do my friends who do. i think iswhen u spend 24-7 on facebook

What I'd like to know is, why only Facebook? I barely ever use Facebook because I could never get the hang of it, but I do agree that sites like that are a distraction. I do not blame it on the website though, it is the people using them. I have been caught up on Myspace a lot when I should be doing school work, it's all in the way we use our time.

I have straight A's and I use Facebook everyday, it depends on the person not the site!

The activity in which a person engages does not have anything to do with their grades. Their grades are simply reflected on how they spend their time regardless of what they may be doing in that time.

it has not affected mine my grades are still as good as ever my GPA is 3.7

I have perfect attendance, a 4.0, a part time job and I never study. I haven't studied for a test since 8th grade. Lol.

And I spend 12+ hours online each day. I am on myspace, facebook, gaia etc... all day in class, at work and when I get home.

This is dumb, the internet, itself, can be distracting, but I'm sure the majority will say it doesn't.

well i for one dont have a facebook but i do have a myspace. && honestly it depends on if your addictted to myspace or any other website. && what i mean by addictted is like your on it 24/7 everytime you turn around you gotta get on the website. thats when it can become a problem. you might not be doing your assignments or projects your grades can slip. you might start thinking about how you wish you were home so that you can get on the internet instead of paying attention in class.

lol
some ppl study 11+ hours?????????
eww

I'm pretty sure i use facebook in class, but I'm able to multitask so it's never really been a problem for me. It's becoming a huge part of our culture though. Facebook has good and bad things to offer us.

I don't study at all and my grades are stellar!

Sure I do my homework and all, but other than that, nothing, zilch.

Never. I'm in college now (taking 16 units) & I think it has a lot to do w/how disciplined you are. If you're not disciplined, of course you won't be able to say 'Hey, I could be studying right now seeing as how I just got a F on that exam' or something to that effect. I study 3 hours a day which equates to 21 hours a week and I still have time when I finish to get on Xbox live & kick butt. It's not difficult. It's called "Time Management". I also volunteer & I'm looking for a job.

usually people who dont use facebook, myspace, etc. don't have a large social life so in general they will spend there time studying instead of chatting.
-but as far as grades no it has not and i doubt it will ever effect mine.

Funny how they always find a way to blame the internet or tv for anything that happens.

i think thats bullshit, personally.

I don't believe it's true...
I'm only a Senior in high school,
but my grades are all A's...
No complaints here

i have facebook and a 4.0...

it hasn't affected me at all

and might I had you can say the same thing about socialvibe because it can become addicting.

i dont think so

thats weird

i barely study a week. if anything. but i also have good grades. and i do use facebook! this study is a lie! ha

I've spend many hours on sites like that and it never made a change in my grades. I've also never studied a day in my life and have a horrible memory yet managed to get pretty good grades. Enough for teachers to think i'm really smart and get me into the Honor Society. Although I barely remember anything I learned when I was in school.

Ha, I'm only in highschool and I get distracted from MySpace & Facebook. Half the time I dont even do my homework until homeroom at school. I should stop that, Lol.

I think facebook has an impact but not enough to change ones grades, its his or her choice to not do the homework or project and get on facebook, myspace, etc. its easily distracting to the teenage eye but there has to be a point at which you should know to get off and do the work needed to keep up good grades.

i use facebook.
i'm an A average student
facebook causes distractions
[which can lead to bad grades]
as does twilight and harry potter series
so is it fair to say that books cause bad grades?
[a little oxymoronic, eh?]

If you study for 15+ hours a week, you are wasting your life. Sure, try to get good grades and do well...but don't ever let school overrun your life. It's not worth it, and in 10 years, the grade you got on your Calculus test won't matter.

I've been in college for almost a year now and using facebook really hasn't affected my grades. I usually spend around 10 hours a week studying and 14 hours in class. But, I can see where facebook and other social networking sites can be distracting and effect grades.

It depends on the person. I use facebook, and I have a 3.9 but I do get very distracted.

Facebook does get in the way, and I know that from experience.

"..I have to do this 10 page report... weeelllll... let me check facebook first"

thanks for pointing this out.

Ooohhh that's crazy. I don't really like my facebook, so I only get on it like 3 min a day.

i have this stuff, and i still have a 4.0... so i don't think it affects me!

it depends on the person weather it causes bad grades or not
but its definatly really distracting!!

I use facebook every day, and I have a 96GPA..
I guess this doesn't apply to all users?

Yes it has. But I don't care.. :/

I dont really think its affected mine, im on the computer ALOTTT, because i work online with my website, im a college student and my grades are okay im not a A+ student but i have B's and a few A's and maybe a C but I study a lot when i have breaks at school and do a lot of my work their as well, so when i come home I can come online and use social networking sites!

social networking sites don't affect a student's grades. the student does. all those studies are pointless.

I actually think it does. I mean, if I'm online doing some report and I get bored, I'll pull Myspace up and talk to people. Before I know it, it's ten thirty and I have to go to bed, which means I have twenty minutes to finish my report before school the next day, which basically means it sucks.

thats crap

It hasen't done anything to my grades and I'm in all AP and Honors classes and I'm on Facebook everyday.

thats the most dumb thing I have EVER heard!

Erm... i'm getting As and Bs ... so no, not really affected me.

who studies 15 hours a week...??? GRRR!
-.-

i study 11-15+ hrs a week; work 30hrs; go to school full time; i go on facebook, myspace, and socialvibe daily; and my gpa is between 3.5-4.0. how did they go about collecting their data?

o w/e parents just want us where they caan read every thing we write and it bothers them

I never study and I have B+ - A+ in all of my subjects & I use Facebook, Socialvibe, and Myspace daily. ??

if i want to spend my time on facebook instead of doing my homework thats my problem.
you can't blame the sites, only the users. =]

umm yes lol. instead of doing my paper, i sit up all night online and through status and fb chat talking to everyone else in ap lit about how none of us have startred yet.... this usually goes on till 2 or 3 am when we finally get off facebook and start the essay LOL its super fun though

yeah its affected mine. that's why i try to keep off it.

I've been doing better 0.o
But then again, I'm good at prioritising my time and crap like that, so I don't sit on myspace for 2835623986523956 hours doing nothing.

I used to never study and managed to pull off super good grades. Now it takes me an hour to do calculus homework every night and I can barely manage a C in that class. And YES, some people spend over 15 hours a week studying & doing homework. Myspace and Facebook are VERY big distractions. I'll find myself sitting on the computer for hours even though I know I should be studying.

Ironic that this was posted today, since I just decided that I was going to cut back my internet time for school haha.

woha .
when i got a myspace, my grades went down biggg time xDD

It bothers me that you guys say, "Facebook causes bad grades", show an image of a paper with an F on it, and then say their average was 3.0-3.5 GPA.

3.0-3.5 would mean a B average. With a couple A's or C's thrown in.

That is NOT failing. And obviously is not bad.

SOCIALVIBE is affecting my studies...because I should reeeally be studying right now.

No i personally believe that its how they spend there time, Im 15 and im on the computer all the time. I Have a Social life and Girlfriend, and even a job with Apple (I make IPhone Games) and i have 2 Bs a D and 3 Fs almost Ds though i try its just i CHOOSE to spend my time on the games. Thats Me and thats what i do. So i guess oh well thats my choice right? Not Social Networks and its a huge Stress Release for me anyway

if you study for 15+ hours a week you would get your ass beat every day of your life. I study when I have a test which is about once a week so I study maybe an hour a week TOPS.

thats how it is with my brother its his choice to fail in school by going on myspace and aim and neglecting his classwork. its not facebook or myspaces fault. its called balance people

not for me...
i have a lot of social networking sites. I go on them a lot..and my grades are As and Bs... i don't understand how others have lower grades than that...

Facebook has never directly affected my grades. And it's not facebook that would cause problems, it's student's inability(or lack of initiative) to focus on their schoolwork, ad make conscious decisions to spend their time playing online instead of writing a paper. I mean I do it all the time, but I don't blame the website, I just don't feel like doing work. Ever. Hah.

If Facebook didn't exist (which it didn't used to), those students would find something else to waste their time on. Students had bad grades before social networking sites, so I think it's ridiculous to think otherwise.

It may be true, I don't know. I have never been an addict to school, but my grades have always been good. Logging in or not to social networks. And they stay the same way right now.

This is more of a matter of how social people are. It doesn't matter that they use facebook. They just have to learn how to manage their time between work and social activities. Myself included.

It's a metter of managing your time. It doesn't matter that you use facebook as long as you can manage your time wisely.

I think it has a little to do with my GPA, I mean I totally would rather be on myspace rather than my online work, but when it comes down to it I usually do my work! I think it is all about self motivation.

I realized that couple days ago.

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Its not just Facebook.
Its just easy to get distracted
and not want to do school work.

It's definitely a study worth looking into. I'm anti FB and have decent grades (:

i use Facebook a lot..and I have a 3.8

i quit facebook!

i use facebook and i'm ranked 18 out of 170 in my class with a gpa of 3.7
i guess it doesn't affect me

nahh.
my grades pwn.
i'm number 25 in my high school class.

i think it depends on the person.

Its not Facebook, it is the person. Someone could be on there 24/7 and get good grades and then other people could do terrible in school.

I'm not going to lie the internet has caused me to fail a class before but you have to learn to balance your time

This makes me, a facebook addict myself, sad and scared all at the same time. I kind of want to like delete mine but I'd be so entirely lost. Ahh! lol we'll see what happens in college.

No , Its Just How You Spend Your Time !

i got a facebook in the middle of this school year, and my third quarter GPA was the highest it's ever been.

i think that studying is controlled by the kids

I think that facebook has no effect on grades. Even though I am only a freshman in high school, i spend a great amount of time on the internet, but I also spend time studying for test and doing my homework. It is the students responsiblity to make time to study. Facebook is not responsible for grades.
-XoXo- Cheyenne =)

What about Myspace?

it definately influenced my school life.

btw you missed an s "the study also show..."

how is ti possible to study 15 hours a week?

this is so true i take online classes but i get on fb, myspace, and twitter a lot and sometimes i dont get any work done

I have fantastic grades even though I use Facebook, Myspace, SocialVibe, and several more. Plus I participate in several extracurricular activities. I don't see the problem with being social and focusing on school work.

I don't facebook and I'm a proud valedictorian

um.. i have a myspaaaaaace.. O.o
my grade point average is still 4.0.
so i'm going with the whole idea about how it just depends on how students choose to spend their time. (:

having a facebook is more helpful for me, because I constantly forget what homework is due when, therefore I go ask some classmates online.

I had straight A's all last year and I use facebook daily

myspace definitely was a problem for me. But over this summer I became unaddicted to it. And addicted to stickam (no effect on school yay) but stickam affected my best friend horribly OMG. But then I became less of that and more into just talking to people on Skype because I dont have hundreds of people I could strike a conversation with and I can easily turn away from it if I need to. I think if people came home and read for 2hrs instead of going online for 2hrs+ then they'd be better off. And that's my new goal when school starts for me on Aug 31st

I study all the time and I still get on Facebook, Myspace, Myyearbook, and many other social networking sites. I study about 10 hours maybe 11 hours weekly and have a 3.75 so social networking doesn't hurt my grades.

It definitely hinders my homework and stuff, but I mean, other than that, I don't think the reason I get C's sometimes is because of social networking sites.

good thing i don't have a face book