<p>Coaches at Bowdoin (and all the NESCACs) have a limited number of “tips” to help a recruit through the admissions process. Tips are doled out primarily in connection with the ED process as tips are limited in number. Even waiting until ED2 can be chancy as many are doled out in ED1. So your S should listen carefully to what the coach is saying as to when to apply and whether it matters whether he applies ED1 or ED2.</p>