<p>pandalove123, colleges do look at GPAs but there are many instances where they look more into SAT scores. A friend of mine got into Harvard but his GPA was merely average, his ECs where far and few, but what got him the spot was his high SAT scores. </p>
<p>Concerning the difference between ACT and SAT, ACT is more about what you have learned throughout your education, whereas SAT is based more on your aptitude (i.e. Reasoning and etc). </p>