I think my application is quite strong, all essays revolve around the work experience and what I had accomplished with it. Specific short terms plans as well as long term, an emphasis on community and business throughout all essays, as well as metioning the importance of continuing career eduaction and development training. Two stellar recommendations from a VP of HR and the President of the company I worked at. I wrote the optional essay detailing the less than stellar GPA, and gave detailed reasons why. Also, I also emphasized the lessons learned through my experiences such as what is required to succed at goals.... i.e. Such as knowing the difficulty level, and preparing for it accordingly through practice and work.

I have met with the director of admissions twice, once as an informative meet and greet, and the second to discuss my profile and if I would be competitive. She expalined their system and the four barometers they use. I would beat nearly everyone on the work experience, my GPA would hurt, and that without seeing my application we assumed it would fall somewhere in the middle, leaving the GMAT.

Looking up the profile of admissions for last years class the 80% range for the Gmat was 540 to 720. Thats a large range to fall in. Is there anything else I can do... will be taking the GMAT in 8 days. I wanted to leave myself enough time for a retake if necessary.