I have found that applying for Google's AdSense and being accepted affects how quickly you're indexed and how soon you start ranking highly.
I know Google claims that having AdSense on a page does not give you any advantage over pages that don't.
But wait a minute, think like a business person.
Does it make sense for you to NOT put sites that make you money in places where they can make you more money? I bet it doesn't.
I know Google has been penalizing worthless sites that have AdSense on -- This does not still dislodge my argument.
Think of it this way...
Trashy sites with AdSense hurt Google's reputation on the long run and that's not good for their business.
That's a commonsense business decision.
You don't want your business to be associated with folks and businesses of objectionable characters.
High value content sites enhance Google's product.
However, not all high value pages are easily picked due to the simple fact that many less quality pages are better optimized.
And guess what? Google is not looking for the most well-optimized sites, it is looking for pages with the most relevant and high value content.
So, when an "un-indexed" and unranked high-value content site applies for AdSense Google is simply given an opportunity to see a great site that it has not yet added to its database.
And believe me, Google is in business to expose the best sites.
And would they pass on an opportunity to improve the search results for a particular keyword? I beg to disagree.
If you have built up to 30 great pages within a week you can expedite your indexing and ranking with Google by applying for AdSense even if you already have an account or don't even intend to use it.
Accepting a publisher depends on the quality of the site they enter while applying.
And if a site is accepted as good enough for Adsense, Google considers it good enough for its database.
I've tried it.
It works if you have a great new site.