<p>Yield protection is far more than the kid also applying to Harvard. First off, the kid may not be qualified for H, nor the school now reviewing him. Or he could be qualified for School B but not all that compelling. Second, whether or not School B likes you is far more than where else you apply. (Though listing 24 other schools may make them wonder just what you ARE thinking, how you judge.) And, there are so many ways kids show they really aren’t interested in one school versus another. Eg, telling a Midwest school you really love the East, or a city school how much a rural setting will empower you. Lots of ways they say it or drop big hints. </p>
<p>This one question is not a showstopper. Imo.</p>
<p>Collegealum, but you applied long ago, right?</p>