Why Sitting Near the Front May Boost Your Grade and Career
Students who sit in the front tend to have better grades. Employees who take a front row seat are viewed more favorably by their employers.
Whether at school or in an office meeting, moving closer to the front could boost your grades and career. Many tend to gravitate towards the middle but researchers say sitting in the front gives you a competitive edge, studies suggest. Students who sit there tend to have better grades and employees who take a front row seat are viewed more favorably by their employers. The middle is the worst place to sit as the speaker’s eyes tend to go either to the front of the room and the back. Those in the front are viewed more favorably, take more notes and recall the subject matter more effectively.
In large college classrooms, some faculty can only name the students in the front and never learn the names of the students in the back, says Dr. James Herrick, chair of the communication department at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. “Sit up front and toward the middle — the so-called ‘zone of participation,'” Herrick advises.
