Why the PSAT is Almost Irrelevant

If interested in the financial side, AT MOST a great PSAT score gets you $2500 from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Some higher awards exist from outside groups, but you need to first be a member of that group (minority, or employee’s child).

By contrast, if you concentrate on the SAT, you are in line for $50,000 or more in merit-based money.