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If I was interested in studying philosophy of another field (e.g. philosophy of math or physics), would philosophy phd programs I apply to be interested to see my scores on the gre subject test for that field (e.g. gre math or physics subject test)?

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    I'm sure a good score wouldn't hurt you, but I don't know of any PhD program that requires one (I just checked Pitt. HPS and MIT). But I would think they'd be more impressed by course work or achievements in those fields than a GRE score for those fields. (My own research areas do not include philosophy of science, but I do have a BS in chemistry and did take the subject test for chemistry during my junior or senior year; I don't think that mattered by the time I applied to PhD programs in 2007 or so).
    – virmaior
    Nov 15, 2015 at 0:37
  • @Smithey, this question is now almost two years old, do you have an answer to this question yourself now? I'm in a similar situation.
    – Squirtle
    Oct 8, 2017 at 19:14
  • It occurs to me now that most philosophy professors probably wouldn't know how to evaluate a math gre subject test score.
    – Smithey
    Oct 9, 2017 at 4:52

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