<p>Sorry MikeyD - as I wrote my post I suspected I would regret posting it. Having followed Haon's one-note postings for more than a year, I responded when I should have just let it pass. </p>
<p>I posted the anecdote re: my son because I think it is curious, and I think your analysis (and ID's) is correct. I don't have any beef with the admissions office. My son picked another school for ED for his own reasons and the admissions process went well for him.</p>