I'm not sure how it's run in NC but in our state PBR is really only good if the kid is looking at local and just-outside-the-state schools. For my son's situation there was very little value to it (he's only looking at one in-state school) but it does seem to me that the more PBR events a player participates in the higher they get ranked; for whatever that's worth. I've seen posted several times out here that this varies quite a bit from state to state depending upon how the program is run.