wharton and business? what?

Colleges & Universities University of Pennsylvania
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<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>

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<p>Don’t do anything you’re not passionate about.</p>

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<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>

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<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>