As a professor at a large American university, I often hear students saying: "I’m only a 1050. " The unlucky students are speaki

As a professor at a large American university, I often hear students saying: "I’m only a 1050. " The unlucky students are speaking of the(36)score on SAT, which is used to determine whether they will be(37)admitted to the college or university of their(38)choice, or they will not have a chance to get a higher education at all.
    It is obvious that if students value(39)highly their test scores, then a great amount of their(40)self-respect is put in the number. Students who perform poorly on the exam are(41)left feeling that it is all over. The low test score, they think, will make it(42)impossible for them to get into a good college. And without a(43)degree from a famous university, they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.
    According to a study, the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performances in most cases. Interestingly,(44)it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators like a student’s high school grades. Even if standardized tests like the SAT could show a student’s academic proficiency, they will never be able to test things like confidence, efforts and willpower,(45)and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities. This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process.(46)The SAT is an excellent test in many ways, and the score is still a useful means of testing students. However, it should be only one of many methods used.