Hello, I was hoping you could have a look at my profile to advise me which schools I could apply.

Background:
25-year old, white, male, Uruguayan and Spanish (I have both nationalities but I was born and raised in Uruguay where I lived my whole life).

Undergraduate:
Business Management Degree. First rank in my graduation. “GPA” of 5.53 out of 6 at a top university in Uruguay but unknown internationally. Graduated in 2011 (I worked while studying).

Languages Spoken:
Spanish (native), English (TOEFL 112), German (intermediate) and Portuguese (intermediate).

Work experience: 7 years full-time work experience
Three years as executive assistant for a top hotel in Uruguay + Two and a half years as administrative assistant for the Uruguayan Public Sector + Almost two years as administrative assistant for the Spanish Public Sector where I am currently employed (but in Uruguay). In all cases I held administrative positions and was awarded the job after after competitive examinations. I could get very good recommendation letters from any employer.

GMAT: 650 (Q39 V41) AWA 5.5.
I know my quantitative score is not good enough for any top school. However, I will probably take the GMAT again. There was a problem at the test center which had a negative impact in my performance on the Q section. I sent a complaint to the GMAC and they gave me a voucher for a free retake within a year. If I take it again I hope to score between 680 and 700. I want to take it again but I will be really busy the following months so I still don’t know when could it be.

Extracurricular:
I volunteered for several Junior Achievement programs. I also worked as a volunteer for a non-governmental organization dedicating myself to helping and advising young people with intellectual disabilities in how to integrate into the labor market. Some success in sports recently.

Areas of interests:
Management and Marketing are the areas that attract me the most, and I might be particularly interested in tourism or culture. I know I am not interested in banking and finance.

I would be glad if you could advise me which B-schools could I apply to in case I don't take the GMAT again or in case I take it again and score something like 690.

Thanks in advance!

Hello jxatrillion and thank you for your answer.

I will probably apply for a Fulbright Scholarship to study a full-time MBA which means that if I accept it I'll have to promise to return to my home country immediately after graduation for at least 2 years. This means that a program more recognized internationally would be better. I don't know how the visa works in case I don't go to the US as a fulbrighter. If I could get to a good program with other schollarships/loans and with the possibility to stay in the US after graduation I might consider this other option instead of the Fulbright Scholarship.

Regarding location area, I would prefer a colder, less populated and safer area over a big, crowded multicultural city. Yes I know this might not seem the best indicator for a B-school student, but I'm not alone, and my wife should also be happy with my decision. Considering this, these are the universities I found interesting:

Iowa (Tippie)
U. of Washington (Foster)
Wisconsin-Madison
Indiana (Kelley)

Could you share your views?