<p>I’m a female that got a higher GPA (not highest, but certainly among the highest) and got near perfect scores on both the ACT and SAT. I know that in my experience, girls are a lot more book smart and can rattle off and memorize things with ease. Girls are the ones taking notes and making flashcards. Guys, on the other hand, seem to not care about grades as much but do understand the material inside and out. I think when it comes down to it, even intelligent high school guys are still just teenage boys and don’t put as much effort into schoolwork despite knowing the material just because of laziness. Girls, though, look for organization and stability and the short term satisfaction good grades bring. I knew an incredible amount of girls that were in all AP classes that couldn’t tell you why you perform this function or what the meaning of the story truly is, just a lot of notes and dog eared pages. I think that explains more of why girls get higher grades rather than why they get lower scores, but I do believe teenage boys are more intelligent than most of their grades would lead you to believe. Maybe it’s because they care more about the social stigma attached to a kid with good grades? Or maybe they just don’t care enough?</p>