<p>Hey Everyone,</p>
<p>Before I ask my question, let me tell you guys about my situation. I have been enrolled in the Science Research class at my school throughout my freshman and sophomore year, and I am scheduled to continue this class during my junior year. However, the requirements of this class include conducting outside research at medical facilities or laboratories (the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in my case). This requirement is eating away at the little time I have over the summer. Additionally, the projects that we must produce to compete in competitions, such as Intel and Siemens, will undoubtedly cost me hours and hours of my precious time throughout the upcoming school year.
Most of my school courses and extracurricular activities revolve around business and sociology, which I enjoy the most and plan on majoring during college. I would much rather extend the time I spend interning at accounting and law firms than continuing my work as a medical researcher</p>
<p>So, my question is this: should I continue my research work to appear as a student who continuously persisted on the projects and classes he undertook, or should I concentrate solely on what I enjoy. I am worried that suddenly changing my field of concentration will put me at risk of appearing as an indecisive student who is unsure of what he wishes to major in during college. My worries are amplified by my previous excellence in science and mathematics (including 100 or near 100 on all my science/math regents, upcoming student at the Columbia Science Honors Program, Chem Olympiad participant, and taking both Chemistry Honors and Physics during the same year).</p>