This is my first post to this site, after months of observing everybody's posts and questions. I just got back from taking my GMAT and was very shocked to see my score.

I expected my Math around a 48 or 49 although during the exam I felt very overwhelmed by the math section.

My verbal score is the biggest shocker. I have never scored that low before. I took a GMAT prep exam towards the beginning of my studies and scored a 34. 2 days before the exam I got a 39 in verbal. I would have been happy with any of those scores.

I don't really know what happened during the test. I felt the verbal was very vague compared to the GMAT Prep exams. I took a Manhattan Gmat course, have studied the SC book and all of the OG resources. If I plan on taking the test again, I don't really have any material left.

I do want to apply for the 2010 school year so I must decide and re-take the exam very quickly in order to meet round 2 deadlines.
Can anybody give me any advice on re-taking, if so any strategies on how to improve.
I am not looking to get in to top 10 schools, but top 20 would be nice, I know my GMAT score puts me at a huge disadvantage to get into a decent school.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.