If the school does not require Q1 grades, then they don’t require Q1 grades.
If a school reached out to an applicant for a Q1 update, then they are likely on the fence. If that same school didn’t reach out, then they are not on the fence.
If a school neither requires nor requests Q1 grades, then they don’t want or need. And most likely won’t be looked at. So the applicant sending unwanted stuff is simply in the “thicker the file, thicker the kid” cohort, IMO.