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I got accepted and will be attending the Oxford MFE starting in September 2014. I got a 720 on the GMAT with a verbal score and quant score identical to yours. I also have a 3.8 GPA from a Canadian University with 1.5 years work experience (actuarial). I would say that it would be useless to retake the GMAT as a higher score on the GMAT will not make a difference in your application. In terms of the interview, I can't shed any light because I was accepted without one( although I have heard a lot of people were accepted without one).

In terms of the different programs, when I was appliying my 4 (top) choices in no particular order were Oxford MFE, LSE Finance&Economics, MIT MFin, and Princeton MFin. I did apply in the second round for Oxford and because of this I was required to put a 4900GBP deposit within 30 days from acceptance (Mid december). At this point the Princeton Mfin applications and MIT Mfin applications were not even due yet and only started interviews in mid February.

I would say though that if you wait for Oxford's third round of applications, it will be more competitve and therefore you will reduce your chances there if that was your first choice ( A very good choice I might add). It might be worth it to pay the deposit and then apply to the US schools because the US schools are equally as good (if they are your first choice) and you want a guarantee for acceptance somewhere (assuming you were accepted to Oxford). .

In terms of the three programs you mentioned I would say that Oxford MFE is more applied to industry than Cambridge MPhil because Cambridge's program is more focused on research (leads directly into a PhD). Though to compare Oxford MFE and MIT would be very difficult. If you want to work in the US then you would go to MIT, and if you want to work in London, Asia, then Oxford would probably be your best bet. I did want to try and work in Europe therefore Oxford was a no brainer... Let me know whether you have any more questions