<p>I’m a postbox fellow at the NIH doing research for the next year. I am looking at graduate schools in chemistry. My GPA from undergrad is a bit low (3.3) but I did well in my chemistry courses. I did research in undergrad (3 semesters) but no publications came from it. I am looking to apply to organic chemistry graduate programs when I leave here, I’m not sure what schools are in my reach.</p>
<p>At least put the field in title in future.</p>
<p>No one can tell you what particular programs might fit you. You need to do a little research and find who is doing the kind of research you like and then start compiling a list. Once you have that you can start figuring out which programs you might be able to get into with your academic qualifications.</p>
<p>And there’s the Chemistry GRE to take care of as well… if you scored a 50th percentile, you won’t have the same school list than if you scored a 80th percentile.</p>
<p>If you are a postbacc at the NIH, that means you are probably working in a research lab under an investigator who has a PhD. If you’re working on chemistry problems, you can ask your mentor for suggestions for PhD programs (it’s pretty accepted that postbacc students at the NIH will be leaving for PhDs after 1-3 years). Even if s/he isn’t a PhD in chem herself, she may know people who do have a PhD in chem and suggestions.</p>
<p>If you have an otherwise outstanding application - which it sounds like you will, if you are doing a postbac at the NIH - then a 3.3 may not keep you out. I had a 3.42 when I applied to grad school, and I got into a top 5 PhD program in my field. No publications, either. You don’t need them to apply to PhD programs.</p>