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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are we talking about Penguin Random House or Simon & Schuster or similar? Congratulations. You don't really need to go to college.

If it's some self-published whatever, you should go to college. But every professor will be thrilled  to have a strong writer in their class. [/quote]

This. I saw a kid say they published thru Penguin Random House but it was thru Berrett-Koehler Publishers with Penguin getting a kickback for marketing.

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As long as it's not self-published, it's still impressive, IMO.

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I'm the person in publishing. We now buy people regularly who manage to make a splash in self publishing. We look at numbers sold, reviews, how often the person publishes, are they gaining traction? If OP could make a big splash in self publishing, that wouldn't be terrible. [/quote]

That is interesting. Are some of them really high school students?[/quote]

None that I know of. Just a general observation of how self publishing has changed. Similarly, someone who has a platform will more easily get published than someone who doesn't have a platform.

Do I think a high school student should focus on writing a book in hopes it will help get into college? Probably not. The time could be better spent on something that has a higher percent chance of working. But if OP already has a book written and is already being published, then why not attempt to use that. If it's written and can make a splash in any form, great.

All that said, if a high school student wrote a book, got it published, and it did well, that could definitely be a stepping stone into college.[/quote]

I’ve written a book and am just starting the process of querying. I would do this regardless of college admissions, but if it helps, that’s nice![/quote]

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