Lisa,

Thank you for your prompt response. My intention is to apply next fall and start school in the fall of 2010, so timing isn't so much of an issue. I am pretty confident that I can raise my verbal score, I have been weak with SC but my RC and CR has been able to carry me on practice exams. Today my first RC passage was a comparison and I flipped the things being compaterd in my notes and correspondingly answered 3 of the 4 questions wrong. Additionally I feel I can improve my SC abilities if I truly focus.

My essays should be interesting, after college I spent a year working and playing high level rugby in New Zealand and currently play for one of the top teams in the US. I work as a futures trader and want to go into portfolio management, so my work experience is relevant. The flaw is that my job doesn't provide much opportunity for leadership. I've done some things to remedy this, but with my low GPA i'm not sure it will be enough. A 680 is at the median score level for both of these schools and my GPA is below the median level. I'm not dead set on taking the exam again but would a 720 eliminate some of the doubt about my academic ability and ensure me an interview?