<p>Ok, first of all, I'm not sure where exactly I'm supposed to post this so I posted this on other sections. (Just ignore them if you come across them ^^)</p>
<p>Second, here's my story:</p>
<p>I changed my major this Spring semester (as a sophmore) from Psychology to Geology. I plan on going to grad school for a Geology (or Earth Science) masters however, to be a competitive candidate, I should do some independent research or become a research assistant, right?
So I'm just wondering... can I do research in other fields of Science (like Psychology, since I took it for 2 years) even though I intend to apply for a Geology program? I'm only starting my Geology curriculum this semester so I can't do any Geology research stuff by myself or with the professors until probably junior or senior year... </p>
<p>And also, If the graduate admissions committee saw that I did research in other fields, would that have a positive, negative, or no effect ("not geology, ignore") on my application? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>