Round 1 target schools

I have finally decided on my target schools for Round 1 (Fall 2008).
Here is my list:
1. Harvard
2. Wharton
3. Kellogg
4. Stanford
5. MIT Sloan
6. Michigan Ross (not really sure, only if time permits)

The shortlisting process was very tedious and time consuming.
In a nut shell I did the following to decide these schools.

1. Understood what I really wanted from my MBA. I wanted General Management and Entrepreneurship among other important aspects.
2. Went through the ranking - overall and specific to my fields. (went through rankings of FT, Business week, etc.)
3. Went through the website - understood the curriculum, faculty, students, clubs, research centers, incubators, etc. and moreover studied my fit with the school cultures.
4. Spoke with few Alumni from different colleges regarding the schools and my profile.
5. Shortlisted 10 schools. It had 3 categories

i. Dream schools - schools which I will die to get in to.
ii. Good schools - schools which meet all my expectations and have something more
iii. Threshold schools - schools which just meet my expectations

6. From the 10 shortlisted schools, I filtered the list for the second time. This time I got 7 schools.
7. Based on certain criteria like deadline dates, time required for each app, etc., I distributed the schools into two buckets - Round 1 and Round 2.

So, now I will be starting my essays and shortlisting my recommenders.
I think I am a little late as we have like 2 months for HBS deadline.

Will keep you posted!!! I have promised a couple of my friends that I would write about my last year's Wharton interview experience.