Candidly, the best solution would be to eliminate ED all together. It’s a one-way street only benefiting the institution. Turn ED into EA with a 12/15 universal notification date, including FA/Merit. Make the RD universal notification date 2/1 including FA/Merit. By going Prior/Prior, schools have the info to make the financial decisions more quickly. I know this is pipe dream, but it would solve many issues, including the major issue of forcing child/family to make a life changing decision (financially and otherwise) in sometimes as little as 30 days. It’s the real dirty little secret of this process that doesn’t get nearly the outrage that it deserves.