I just graduated with a 3.9 from a top 5 undergraduate school with an economics and political science double major. I will be working for a top management consulting firm (Mck/Bain/BCG) for at least the next couple of years before applying to business school. I'm targeting HBS, Wharton, Kellogg, and Stanford. In order to avoid rushing later down the road, I decided to take the GMAT now. The first time, I received a 730 (99 V, 74 Q). I didn't manage my time very well on the quant section and felt that I could do better by retaking the test. The second time, I received a 740 (98 V, 82 Q).
My question is: do I need to be concerned about my relatively low quant score? Should I take the GMAT yet again? I believe that it is within my ability to improve my quant score, but I can't guarantee that a third result would be significantly different. I am aware that I cleared the mythical "80th percentile red flag barrier," but obviously not by much.
My situation is somewhat complicated by the fact that even though I majored in economics, I actually didn't have a whole lot of quant intensive coursework beyond some basics (statistics, accounting, micro/macro, a couple finance classes). For much of college my focus was on law and politics. I performed very well in those quant-related courses, but I am unsure about whether I have enough courses under my belt to prove my quantitative abilities to an admissions committee at my target schools. Will my consulting experience be proof enough?