How much does a published book help for getting into college?

milee30
Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:50:36 +0000

His very first sentence in the OP answers your question.

OP, my interpretation would be that the book deal is an interesting factoid about you. Not enough on its own to get you into a college, but a very good thing to have on your app. If the rest of your app - GPA, level of rigor, test scores, ECs, LORs, essays are good interesting factoids like this can be the thing that helps your app stand out from the other qualified apps. As lookingforward pointed out, though, it will have the strongest impact if you show that it’s just part of the other things you’ve done and part of your overall story as opposed to being the One Sole Impressive Thing. Good luck.