Why? I've been seriously considering the pros and cons... I want Harvard to accept me really, really badly, so I want to show them that I'm a competitive applicant. :\
I apologize if this topic is a bit ridiculous. I know that Yale is a great school, but I really want to get into Harvard and live in Boston instead of New Haven.
... that I got accepted into Yale? Do you think this will boost my chances of getting in because they'll be thinking, "Oh, damn, we have to accept him too because if Yale wants him then we want him too!" OR do you think they're going to think, "Well, if he got accepted into Yale then we don't have to waste a spot for him here."
Either way, should I tell Harvard? What are the pros and cons?
Yeah, I was planning on deferring graduate school until after the Fulbright. And while on the Fulbright, we'll be able to find funding for our programs so we can go travel for a year, and get a fully funded degree!