i've seen this a lot..majority of people who write books get into excellent colleges..does writing a book really make that big of a difference?

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Colleges love people that they see as having potential. All colleges want the best and the brightest, and the people who are good, creative writers are often brilliant. If someone has written a book and gotten it published before they finish high school, yes, most colleges will except them in a heartbeat. It's not just because the student's résumé looks good, but because it makes the college look better if it can boast of educating a published author. Hope this helps. Answer mine? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkJGx1c112fghir7YQPC_Obsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100128154316AAEjcpG

The smart people usually get into ivy league colleges, they can be published authors, rich folk, celebs, Olympic athletes, teachers, people who run fortune 500 companies, etc. All authors are not academically smart. I don't quite get your reasoning with what you've written; it's a bit odd. Plus, there's absolutely no way for you to know that most authors get into excellent colleges. Is there some study you are citing? If so, then you need to link to it. Have you thought that the people who go to college are just exceptionally bright and excel at the things they really enjoy, whether it's sports, writing, or whatever? AND, how do you know these authors who got into excellent colleges didn't write their books AFTER they graduated? Your logic is really perplexing. Keep in mind that most authors are adults, and their writing skills are MUCH better than teens. This is something publishers and literary agents know quite well, because 99.9999% of manuscripts they get from teens are badly written. The age of the average college student is 25, not a teen, and of course some are much older and much younger. If you're goal is to write a book so you can get into college, then you are quite backward in your thinking, and you're better off trying to get into college based on your grades alone. Plus, the chances of you getting published is nearly zero, and your plan might backfire. If you're trying to get into a fine arts program at a university then it might help you, if you've published a book. It really depends on the guidelines of the college. Self-publishing doesn't count, because any fool can pay to publish. The graduate school I'm looking into wants people to list any books they've had published, but it does not count against you if you've never been published; everything hinders on the essay's you write, because they want to know if you have the critical thinking skills necessary to excel in the program.