<p>I've read threads about how people want to get into wharton.</p>
<p>However,</p>
<p>I've also found that many of them actually own their own businesses.</p>
<p>I'm really striving to get into Wharton, but I don't know if i should start my own business...</p>
<p>I mean, i might get that "extra boost", but i don't know..</p>
<p>What do you guys think?</p>
<p>Don't do anything you're not passionate about.</p>
<p>Yes, it would give you an extra boost.</p>
<p>But it would be better to excel in something you're really passionate about.</p>
<p>Don't worry:
1. I never started a company. I'm going to Wharton this fall.
2. Keep in mind that not all business is about entreprenuership (spelling?)
3. Just starting a business doesn't give you a boost, as many others in the applicant pool have them, you really need to make a substantial profit for it to give you a boost (and it seems, in your case, that may be the only point of you starting one)
(I can't find a thread right now, but there's definitely one out there that discusses how large/profitable your business should probably be to stand out at all... and it's scary.)
4. A lot of CC posters have recommended me in the past not to bother worrying about lack of formal business experience.</p>