Academic achievement is a known predictor of career trajectory and future earnings. Thus, a great deal of research has been devoted to understanding the variables that impact academic achievement. The purpose of the current study is to extend existing scholarly work by examining the predictive power of both cognitive and noncognitive variables on first‐year academic achievement of students at a military college. We focus on the concepts of grit and person–environment (P–E) fit as our key noncognitive predictors of success. We investigate if grit affects academic achievement and if it operates differently for men and women. Given the unique educational setting of our study, we capture a P–E fit by examining whether a student is a recipient of an ROTC scholarship. Our empirical results suggest that grit has a positive effect on college grade point average for male participants but not a significant effect on female participants. Furthermore, we find that ROTC scholarships, as a proxy for fit, positively predict first‐year academic achievement. These findings have policy implications for admissions and financial aid offices as well as teachers and support staff.

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一年级大学生的毅力，健康，性别和学业成绩

学术成就是职业轨迹和未来收入的已知预测因子。因此，大量研究致力于理解影响学术成就的变量。本研究的目的是通过检查认知变量和非认知变量对军校学生第一年学业成绩的预测能力来扩展现有的学术工作。我们专注于坚韧和人与环境（P–E）概念，将其作为我们成功的关键非认知预测指标。我们调查砂砾是否会影响学业成就，以及它对男性和女性的作用是否不同。考虑到我们研究的独特教育背景，我们通过检查学生是否获得ROTC奖学金来获得P–E匹配。我们的经验结果表明，砂砾对男性参与者的大学平均成绩有积极影响，但对女性参与者没有显着影响。此外，我们发现，ROTC奖学金作为适合度的代名词，可以积极预测第一年的学业成绩。这些发现对招生和财政援助办公室以及教师和支持人员有政策影响。