judge people by score

[bosun]

Can you help me to express the following sentences more naturally in English?

We cannot judge people by their exam scores, but exams can be a good means to assess how well students study.

 

[Erebos12345]

It seems fine.

Alternatively, you can replace the second exams with they.
And you can also say how well the students studied. The past tense may work slightly better considering these scores are indicative of how much effort they put into studying prior to the exam.

 

[The Slippery Slide]

I'm with Erebos. Your sentence is actually really good. Apart from 'they', you really shouldn't change anything.

 

[Saluton]

students study? Does this repetition sound fine? I think any Russian teacher would correct this

 

[gasman]

It is, to me, quite correct. Students are expected to study, surely.