I highly doubt they are checking to see what applications are sitting cold. Has your DD attended AIM? Or a recruited athlete? I would think they are looking for her application. My DS applied EA, not the best SAT score, was deferred to RA, then offered appointment to prep, currently at NAPS. In my opinion, there isn’t a negative to applying EA. If the Academy feels your DD would be a great applicant in RA then DD will be deferred, if not then you know early in the process. And just so you know you can add and update your application and scores up until the file is pulled to be reviewed which is quite some time after the deadline. The benefit to doing EA versus RA is that you start the medical process earlier which can also take “quite some time” especially if there is a DQ and applicant needs a waiver.