I've been a forum lurker for quite some time, and have benefitted incredibly from the comments and posts that people have made here. So, to start off, thank you very much to everyone who takes the time to ask questions, answer questions, and share tips of what worked / did not work. I haven't contributed much to date, but hope I can provide some insight now that I have slightly more time on my hands (though, not that much more time, as I now have to work on the apps...).

I wrote the GMAT for the second time yesterday and scored 730 (Q43 / V48). While I would have been very happy with a slightly higher quant score, I'm incredibly happy with the overall result and have no intention to re-write. I had attempted the exam once before, in September of 2009, and scored a 650 (Q35 / V44). So in that context, moving up to a score of 730 was pretty big for me, and moving from a Q35 to a Q43 fantastic, especially consdering that I have a stunning ability to forget basic math concepts when under time pressure.

I'll post a more detailed de-brief later on, but wanted to mention that in addition to studying my butt off, I received some fantastic tutoring from Brent Hanneson. He is a great teacher and I highly recommend him to anyone considering some additional help in their preparation.