Competitive for a MSF?

Hi everyone. I know many similar posts are out there (I've read every MSF post on this site) but everyone's scenario is a bit different. I'm looking to go to an MSF program in 2011. I obviously want to get into the best program I can and I was thinking about applying to the following schools:

Vandy Tulane Nova Claremont McKenna UIUC

Will I have a good shot at these programs? Am I leaving any good programs out that I may have a shot at? I know the European schools are great but I don't know if I'd have a shot at admission into them. My stats are:

GMAT 710 (should I take this again? I did much better on practice tests) GPA 3.4x from a small non-target school without a lot of brand name. A good school nevertheless 1 year work exp as a Financial Advisor at a boutique firm (again no brand equity)

EDIT: I'm also a US citizen if that makes a difference

Thoughts? Thanks for the input everyone.

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I had similar stats minus the year of work exp (I had only one internship pretty much) and I got into Vandy, Boston College, and Tulane. Those were the only ones I applied to so I can't speak for the others, but I got into all 3. With that said, I chose Vandy as my top choice and will be there this fall for the 2011 graduating class. PM me if you have any other questions

 

Yeah I was pretty surprised too, even on their letter of recommendation section of their application, it asks for employers, etc but I just filled it out for professors and put like company: ___ Univeristy, position: student, and filled out the rest of their contact info for my professors to send the letters in. I also talked about the average class size being older and more experienced in my essay, and how I wanted to learn and network with them, etc. Not sure any of this had any effect, but I figured it was worth a shot to apply, and I figured maybe they would be somewhat impressed that I applied ignoring the average class statistics and everything.

 

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