<p>I think both can be flawed to a point but I think GPA can be more flawed than SAT scores. I know that in my school a lot of times the grades you get can be largely based on your teacher. In my 9th grade, there were 2 teachers that taught freshmen history. The average grade that 1 teacher gave was a 87, the average grade the other teacher gave was a 77 <— Big difference. With SAT scores, everyone takes the same test, but I admit even SATs can be flawed to in the sense that because the test is 4 hours, anything can happen, but at the same time, anything can happen in the school year too that can affect ones grade.
In my high school career, I can name 2+ times where I strongly believed I was cheated out of my grade not because I did something, but either because my teacher messed up or because of circumstances. In one case my teacher left 1 month before the end of the year due to a medical problem and we had a substitute give us a final exam on something we never learned and my grade just dropped bc of it.</p>
<p>So overall I think it is important to have both a high GPA and SAT, but I believe that SAT should be looked at more than GPA.</p>