<p>spacecadet, I may be misunderstanding your question, but I was under the impression that ED applicants who submitted their applications after the ED priority deadline still received interviews if there were enough alumni in their area. For example, I applied ED and submitted my app on Nov 1, but was still contacted for an interview since I live near a major city with plenty of alumni. If there were enough alumni, deferred applicants who submitted after the priority deadline likely still received interviews, therefore taking them out of reconsideration in the RD round. </p>
<p>By no means am I sure of the above, so I would still call the admissions office and ask. Best of luck!</p>