<p>Hi guys! So I’m a rising sophomore at Umich and am VERY interested in health (gluten-free, vegan, cleansing, etc.) and am working on opening up and managing my own restaurant or company that promotes a healthy lifestyle. I’m really passionate about eating well and educating others about it. I was also wondering if it would look unique/interesting on my resume for medical school?</p>
<p>Thanks for the input!! :)</p>
<p>it will be interesting but are you planning on abandoning your restaurant as soon as you start med school? I doubt you’d have the time to run it while in 1st/2nd and you definitely wouldn’t have time during 3rd/4th year.</p>
<p>would it be better to make it an online restaurant/company so we can send the stuff to everyone?</p>
<p>I don’t see how that would address the issue</p>
<p>Ugh fine I’ll bite.</p>
<p>You shouldn’t do anything because it will look good for medical school. I mean, I understand that we all try our hardest to get great grades, shadow doctors, and ace the MCAT. However, starting a business (or going to Africa, or whatever it is) is a big deal. It takes a lot of time and if you are doing it alone you are going to fail when you hit medical school. Even if you start this company now, it could hurt your grades and hinder your application rather than help it.</p>
<p>Most businesses fail and restaurants especially require a lot of work. You could end up deeply in debt and over your head. If you truly feel passionate about creating healthy food, you should make that your goal and worry about medical school later, because a dream like this isn’t a simple extracurricular to add to your resume. Have you done any market research? Do you cook well, or do you know someone who cooks well? There are companies that provide food weekly (blueapron.com), what skills do you have that would make you competitive in this field?</p>
<p>You should be realistic and truly assess your passions and priorities. Caring about nutrition is great, and it certainly could make you a better doctor. I would suggest finding an internship or summer project that would help you develop your interest, and I’m sure that would make an interesting topic for you medical school applications.</p>
<p>Edit: I would highly suggest looking at blue apron’s team. Most of them have 10-20 years of experience and impressive resumes that have led to their successful start-up now. I’m not saying that this can’t be you, but this adventure is a life goal/path all on its own.</p>
<p>Also–they raised 3 million dollars to get their company started.</p>