Recommendations for Ph. D programs?

Graduate School
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<p>Hi everyone,
I'm a Junior Neuroscience student at UMich and I want to start applying to Ph. D programs relatively soon. I'm interested in aging research, and have selected the following schools to apply to:</p>

<p>-Weill Grad Sch Med Sci-Physiology, Biophysics & Systems Bio
-Washington University in St. Louis
-UWashington
-Wisconsin-Madison
-Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
-UMichigan PIBS
-Northwestern
-Sackler School of Graduate BM Sciences</p>

<p>And as a qualifier, I currently only have a 3.06 GPA, but I do have a publication at PLoS Genetics (co-author, not first) and 3 years of research experience doing independent research.</p>

<p>Are these good schools to apply to? Or do you have any suggestions?</p>

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<p>You may want to add some MS programs to your list, just in case, given your lowish GPA.</p>

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<p>Add in a few less competitive schools - It’s tricky with grad school because EVERY school is competitive, but there should be a few in your field that may be more willing to seriously consider you with your gpa. Again, it’s grad school, so it’s basically a crap shoot and you might get into every school on this list, too.</p>