Well, next week I will start it all: GMAT, TOEFL and essays. Hopefully I would be able to get everything together and apply to 6 schools in the period between 1st of October and 15th of November 2010. 2 of these schools are really good, and 4 are also really good but I would still choose the first two if I had the choice.
I took GMAT twice before in 2006, the first time it was 520 (with some 2 weeks preparation), the second time (in 2 months) with Kaplan I got 690 (very well balanced Q48 and V38). I didn't know about this site at that time, but now luckily I found it and have already absorbed a lot of information, and I am just starting. After lurking for a short while here I decided that I can aim on 700+ with proper books, and I got the
Manhattan GMAT 8 books for a start. They will arrive on Friday and next week, and I will start the journey.