Are there alternative ways of qualifying for the National Finals?
No. You must qualify through making the State Finals of a State Bee. The one and only exception is if you attend a school outside the USA (in which case you must be an American citizen). In this case, you can qualify for the National Finals on the basis of your intramural test score. The exact qualifying score will be determined after the first State Bees have been held, and the average intramural test score from those students who went on to qualify for the National Finals can be computed.
