<p>My kid goes to a highly-rated public high school, and I would be astonished to learn that GCs are having these kinds of conversations with colleges. Maybe they are, and I just don’t know about it. I guess the question is whether kids gunning for highly selective schools should be asking their GCs to make these kinds of calls. If (say) you are a Harvard legacy with high stats, but really want to go to another school that doesn’t have ED, should you ask your GC to make a call and report that you will matriculate if admitted? As long as it’s true, I can’t see the downside. The worst that could happen is that the other college would say that it makes no difference.</p>