<p>The problem with applying ED is that fin aid is a crapshoot. This is well documented on other CC forums. If he loses the coaches support, then so be it. I don’t think he will, but I guess it could happen. He is a very good student with high SATs. He has lots of interest from many schools, most of which he would get in RD anyway, without coach support. I am not going to have him apply ED someplace and then find out we have a huge tuition bill that I don’t want to pay. I want to be able to compare FA offers, and if necessary, use them as leverage to “negotiate” with schools. If one offer winds up being significantly better, then that could influence where he winds up.</p>
<p>But back to my original question, when we go the RD route, understanding that he may lose some support, do athletes get decisions before the 4/1 deadline for all the regular RD students? I can’t believe that coaches fill up all their recruit rosters exclusively through ED, or am I missing something?</p>