I unfortunately am not in ACE, so I don’t know exactly when people hear from them. However, when I was making my roommate profile on HHC’s system, many people who had been admitted into Hutton had already heard from ACE. My best guess is February at the latest.
I would petition to get into Hutton because there are a lot of benefits in taking the honors version of Kelley courses since the standard class sizes are HUGE. Additionally, they have a lot of money that goes towards scholarships, and the Hutton notation is super easy to obtain. I’m unsure if you get a merit-based scholarship for being in ACE, but with the stats your daughter has, she clearly has a strong work ethic and can easily get into Kelley Honors. She will receive the same opportunities ACE students get starting her sophomore year.