<p>LivesinHob, After reading the other replies, I realize I may have misunderstood your question. Just to clarify, I was talking about changing the application from RD to ED at the Common App level, not at the level of the college admissions office. Our son completed his Ivy app before (about two weeks) the ED deadline, but submitted it with the common app box checked “RD”, as his coach was waiting for an ED spot “OK” from admissions. Once the coach got the ED ok, he asked my son to go back into the common app and switch the checked box to ED. His athletes had done this in previous years, but the new common app didn’t allow for it. Once we realized it, and notified the admissions dept of his request to change it, and faxed the paper copy of the “ED agreement” from the high school guidance office, there was no problem. Luckily he wasn’t doing this on the eve of the ED deadline, because it did take a few days of figuring out. I hope I didn’t add to the confusion :)</p>