<p>Another hint: a kid with less than perfect grades and a really high SAT may benefit more from applying ED. Colleges like to be able to lock in those high SAT scores to boost their US News rankings. </p>
<p>I’m not recommending ED if you need to negotiate fin aid or if your kid’s still really undecided when the ED deadline arrives, but a high score/ good but not great gpa kid benefits more from applying ED than most applicants do.</p>