Entertainmentjunkie,
First off, we have to tell you to look at the positives from your experience, what's going right at your current job, and other elements of your personal life. Certainly be self-critical and self-aware, but focusing so much on the negative will definitely be a persistent drag on your confidence. And the attitude to have in these interviews is one where you need the school, but the school also needs you.
That being said, I personally was not a quant individual either pre-MBA. (Philosophy and English major--not exactly the hot marketable skills.) My quant score on the GMAT wasn't terrible, but it wasn't the best either. So I took it upon myself to take more quant courses (calc, an additional stats course) to make my candidacy more attractive. When schools turn you down, don't think of it as just a simple rejection. Rather, they want individuals who will contribute to the environment--if they think the quant will be a drag and you'll flounder in the environment, the school doesn't think anybody wins in that situation. If you're confident you can do the work, you have to show them how they can trust that you can. Whether through the GMAT, additional courses, resume, etc., it needs to be demonstrated.
Remember: the GMAT is only a single component of the application process. Yes, you should still focus on boosting that score more towards the mean score of the schools you're looking at. But you still have at least five other elements of the application to help compensate for any GMAT shortcomings and to sell yourself. It's all about telling a story.
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