<p>I can assure you that Harvard is not particularly interested in spelling bee performance.</p>
<p>It is great that you are homeschooling - we also homeschooled and our daugther was accepted into an IVY League school so it is entirely possible.
Remember you are your child’s Principal, Teacher and Guidance Counselor so make it your business to become informed. Tons of good literature out there as well as websites such as HSLDA. </p>
<p>Be mindful of not creating anxiety for your child due to lack of reliable information. If said child senses your lack of confidence in her education, then getting accepted into a Community College will be a challenge. </p>
<p>There is not one college under the sun that will view spelling bees as a deal breaker.</p>
<p>But not taking AP coursework or CLEP exams or scoring in the top percentile on standarized tests will raise red flags. If your child has Tier 1 type of colleges in mind, make absolute certain she has met basic requirements and then some.</p>