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Does early bird catch the worm or a lower GPA? Evidence from a liberal arts college

Timothy M. DietteWilliams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Manu RaghavDePauw University, Greencastle, IN, USA
Pages 3341-3350 | Published online: 05 Dec 2016

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