So, I'm just wondering what happens when you decide to skip the SATs.

National Merit Scholars get money from their PSAT scores.

 

My parents paid for mine, so even though I wanted to skip it, I knew I'd feel bad about wasting their money later. Took it without any of the prep. that most people put into it, and I got a 1640. Not great, but I was planning on going to a community college then (and I'm actually going there now), so I didn't even need to take it. Parents signed me up for it anyway. :/