http://finance.yahoo.com/news/americas-top-sat-tutor-explains-204344156.html
Can’t avoid that in Michigan, it is now the part of the mandated MME.
Please note that the linked article reads like a late night infomercial. Caveat emptor!
What choice does a NMSF have?
National Merit is planning to use SATs for class of 17 taken anytime from 10/2014 to 12/2016, so you can take the old SAT and the new October 2015 PSAT and potentially qualify for NMSF status.