<p>I think I have an opportunity to do some work with a prof, but the thing is, the fields he is interested in aren’t exactly what I want to study the most. I certainly find his topics and stuff to be interesting, and I would gain alot simply from the experience, but it’s just that it’s not my most favorite subject. Should I just take what I can and do it? I mean, it’s not like I absolutely can’t stand the research, it’s just that what if colleges think it’s just a resume padder because I wasn’t extrememly interested? I don’t really wanna hurt the prof’s feeling and tell him I’m not interested or anything, especially since it was a pure act of luck that I got this opportunity, and he’s a prof at MIT.</p>
<p>EDIT: Also, there might be a slight chance he might try to find another prof who’s doing research in an area more to my liking, but I’m not beting on that nor do I want to push my luck. I’m just really glad I have this connection already, but I’m not sure if it would be better for me to follow another topic.</p>
<p>I’m not sure on the specifics but something involving businesses, logistics, and eco-friendly technology. I’m mainly a math/physics person, so altough the environmental engineering part is really interesting to me, I’m not too keen on the logistics and business part. I’m just afraid that by doing this, colleges will be like “he’s just doing this to look good because his interests aren’t really in business and ecology.” Like I said, I don’t think it would be wise to pass up any independent research opportunity with any MIT prof, but I just hope I don’t regret this decision and do something I’m not interested in.</p>
<p>hey pi face, looks like you followed my example and managed to snag one! Awesome for you! </p>
<p>Those topics look interesting to research in and I would definitely take it. I would bet that those topics def uses math and physics, as it should in nearly any of the high level research projects. The research project I did last summer wasn’t strictly related to what I hope to do, but I went ahead because I wanted the experience and contribute to the project. My research project may be mostly zoology and biology, but there is def a good use of math and physics in the project to explain phenomena. You could use your math/physics skillz to help to explain the logistics or the business trend over time. :)</p>
<p>A lot of the science fields today are getting multidisciplinary and mathematical. So, don’t be afraid to take the opportunity and you maybe surprised at what or you don’t like after the internship.</p>
<p>Yeah, it’s a really great offer so I decided to take it. I guess it will be cool if there’s some math and physics in it, but any research w/ MIT prof is still nice. Thanks for the advice! =)</p>
<p>^Wow! That’s amazing, I’m starting a businesses, logistics, and eco-friendly technology research project and I’m a math/physics guy as well =) What are you specifically looking into?</p>
<p>Lol. You mean what I’m looking into for my project? I’m not quite sure yet. I haven’t met with the prof in person yet, it’s just that I have the opportunity to.</p>