<p>While you would have a better chance of acceptance at Northwestern by applying ED, you must remember that ED acceptance is a commitment to attend. Financially you need to be able to do so and hard to make that commitment without your parent’s approval. In fact at the high school that both of my d’s attended in Nassau County, any ED application requires a meeting and an agreement between the family and the guidance department. The guidance department is sending the transcript and application materials along with your resume/activities list as well as their own personal recommendation/assessment of you as a candidate so it would just about impossible to apply without family agreement.</p>
<p>Remember it reflects badly on your high school and hurts chances for any future applicants from your high school to have to back out of ED acceptance unless there are extenuating circumstances beyond “my parents won’t let me go there”.</p>