I just Beat The GMAT!

So after 4 months of prepartion I took my GMAT for the second time last week and got 710. Not quite sure about how I feel for this. I am aiming for Harvard, Stanford and MIT, my GMAT score is below the average for those places/borderline.

I am currently still undecided whether I should re-take the GMAT. My first attempt came in at 680 and I feel quite disappointed I didnt get higher than 710 this time, this was because the first few maths questions really got me.

I have worked in Finance for the past 3 years and think I can produce a reasonable resume / essay. I guess I might be able to call it a day here on the GMAT and focus on beefing my application up. Despite all these encouraging articles and posts on saying that you don't need a 740, there's still a voice in the back of my head nagging me to aim higher. But will that extra 30 points make a difference?

Suggestions /thoughts welcome... and good luck to those who are about to take it!

under normal circumstances I would say that your score falls in range for those schools... but having just taken the GMAT myself I understand the feeling of knowing that you can do better... so to that I say that going from a 710->740 will stand out more than someone who goes from a 740->770. If you have the $ and feel that you can get that 740... then hey... by all means...

you're just making it harder for the rest of us but there's nothing wrong with that!