Too late to take subject gre's?

Graduate School
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<p>Hey everyone -</p>

<p>So this past year I have had significant problems personally and basically killed my GPA from a 3.8 to what is now looking like a 3.45-3.5. I do not want universities to think that I am weak at sciences when in fact the real reason for my bad grades is due to external factors that prevented me from going to several classes and only allowed me to study minimally/last minute. Thus, I feel if I succeed on a subject GRE then I will be able to fight that perception that any admissions boards may have. I am applying to some top tier schools for either a Biotechnology Masters or a Biology/Biomedical Sciences masters, all of which have due dates between April 1st and June 1st. The next available date to take a Subject GRE is on April 4th though and I am afraid that may be too late for it to actually be considered as part of my application and thus would be pointless to even study for and take. Could anyone please shed some light on this? Is it still worth taking the Subject GRE in April or should I even perhaps try and take the General GRE again [I've been scoring 1400+ on recent practice tests just to leave the option open of being able to take it again]</p>

<p>I know usually people ask for additional information so here it is:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.5 at a State School that is a well respected research instutiton
Research Experience: 2.5 years at a lab in the Cardiology department of a renowned hospital
Work Experience: Church and Dwight Inc. - Research and Development for New Technologies [May 2008-Present]
Leadership Experience: I am extremely active on campus, president of several clubs, and highly successful in each of them [I know this doesn't matter a lot I won't really go into detail]
GRE's: Q:770 V:560 A: 5
LOR: 3 VERY strong LOR's from my research professor, boss at Church and Dwight, and advisor to the 3 organizations I am President of on campus.</p>

<p>Thanks for your help!</p>

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<p>First off, you are looking at masters in biotech? You do realize that these programs are designed for working professionals already in the field. Scour the websites for the programs youre interested in and you might find that this isn't open to undergraduates/fresh graduates.</p>

<p>If you're interested in masters programs in the biomedical sciences, you don't need a 3.8 to be competitive. You might not even need a 3.5. Again, this information should be available from the program websites.</p>

<p>It sounds like you missed out on taking the subject GRE test, but that won't be necessary for masters programs, at least not for somebody who trained at a domestic university with the strong tradition of research that you alluded to.</p>

<p>Apply for your masters programs and don't give a second thought to your GPA or subject GRE test deficiencies.</p>