Alright, 1390 GRE (800Q/590V/5.5A), 3.4GPA (3.7 for last two semesters), international student intending for an US school for PhD. TOEFL confidently expected to be over 90, over 100 is also likely. Genetics bachelors with ~1000h research work on microbiology, two undergoing projects so far. Further ~100h microbiology work in high school, joined national competition with a project, won first round, runner-up final round. Top 0.01% in national exams, extracurricular work as newspaper columnist.
Obviously, the big question is where I should shoot for, as I have little to no idea about US schools. I'd prefer something more on the biology side than genetics side.
Or, if the GPA is too low, should I just do my PhD in my country, where I can get scholarships, tuition waiver (not an assumption, currently I qualify for those) and 4.0GPA in a school with absurdly high paper impact rating?