Bad verbal - 680 Q46V37

Hi All,

I finally took the real GMAT after preparing for two months - and my verbal score is really surprising considering I always scored more than 42 in all the practice tests I took, be it GMAT Prep, Manhattan or Kaplan. While attempting verbal, I thought I was doing extremely well. I could answer all the RC passages, CRs and Scs and I was expecting a score of 42 or above. I have always done better in verbal than quant, so this result is very shocking. I was hoping to get Q44V46 with 720/730, but bad verbal score has spoiled it for me:( Though I don't think I am going to take the test again, I am too drained out for that!

Anyhow for the benefit of other test takers, quant was very similar to GMAT Prep and I don't think it is more difficult than GMAT prep, it is pretty much at the same level. I got a lot of ratios, proportion, interest, percentage kind of questions. Then ofcourse a lot of inequalities, overlapping sets (got four of those). Verbal was easy initially but slowly it got tougher - the RC passages were short and very easy to answer, SC looked ok too but I did get a few tough CRs (just to add that I have cracked tougher CRs).

I want to apply for the first round, so I guess I will start working on other aspects of my application - essays and recommendations. But does anyone have any thoughts about my chances in top 10-15 schools - I have eight plus years of experience in media and communication and I have led communications campaigns for global non profit organisations, and one such campaign has received all the international accolades possible including an award from the United Nations. I am confident of receiving good recommendations from my manager and my clients(if required).

Before 680 - I was thinking of:

1. Wharton
2. Kellogg
3. Haas
4. Tuck
5. Yale
6. Cornell
7. UCLA Andersen

Please let me know the schools I should add or remove from my list. Thanks so much!