Sending SAT Scores to National Merit Corporation?

I recently registered to take the January 23 SAT, and the College Board said that the first four score reports that you send to colleges are free. Do I have to put the NMSC as one of the four institutions to where my scores would be sent in order to potentially become a National Merit semifinalist/finalist?

Also, this is the old SAT that I’m taking. I took the revised PSAT (got a 1500, very happy), so would sending the score report for the old SAT change anything? It’s all so confusing!

If you are a junior you NEED to send you SAT to NMSC. Yes, use one of your free score to do this, No doesn’t matter if it’s the old or new SAT.

Any other thoughts?

I agree with @3scoutsmom. Send your score to NMSC.