<p>I'm applying to the biophysics program at a number of places including UCSF, UC Berkeley, Harvard, U Penn, UCLA, and U Wisc Mad. I don't think any of them require subject GRE scores, though some list them as "recommended". Without my scores, I think I'm a pretty solid applicant with a good GPA, years of research experience, and reasonable GRE score; however, I'm not sure what to expect for my subject tests. I've had a really busy semester which left me with little time to study for them. I got about 80th percentile on the biochem practice test with no preparation, and studied for about a week between then and the exam. Now, I'm about 2 weeks out from the chemistry exam and I only scored about 50th percentile on the practice so I doubt I'll be able to bring it up to anything stellar. It looks like my options are as follows:</p>
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<li><p>Go ahead and send both scores to all of the schools.</p></li>
<li><p>Remove my score destinations for my chemistry GRE, ask ETS not to send my biochem GRE scores, and review them before sending. Meanwhile, do not mention the subject tests on my grad school applications</p></li>
<li><p>Do the same as above, but do mention the subject tests on my applications</p></li>
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<p>I'm worried that not recording the subject tests will make me look like a poor applicant, but I'm also concerned that the schools will wait until mid December when my chem GRE is scored to review my application, only to find a middling grade.</p>
<p>What would you do?</p>