<p>Back to the original question --</p>
<p>my son applied ED and they wanted an official report from the school of his first quarter grades, mid-semester.</p>
<p>Not all high schools record quarter grades, and if a school doesn't, then the student isn't expected to submit them... but if you've got them, they may want to see them before rendering an ED decision. Depends on the specific college, of course, but something to keep in mind.</p>