After you finish your applications, where are you going to put all of the paperwork you accumulated while working on the application?

All of these GRE questions got me thinking about my own GRE problem:

I'm retaking the GRE a little less than 1 week before the application deadline.  I would have booked my second try well in advance to the deadline, but there were no seats available.  Now obviously the scores for this retake wont be sent to me before the app deadline. 

I already sent the school a photocopy of my 1st GRE scores since that's what they require and have confirmed that the 1st scores arrived.

 But they look at the "highest" scores and I'm pretty sure I'm going to do  better on the retake (I'm wayyyy to embarassed to tell you my original score!)  So what should I do? And should I not bother retaking the exam if they aren't going to consider my 2nd scores because they'll get the results way after the deadline? In other words, I don't think they're going to accept the scores &  the copy of the scores a whole MONTH after the deadline passed.  (It took a month to get the scores the 1st time so I'm estimating the same.)

If you've been in this situation or can offer some advice, please reply! Thanks!
 

Did you think about any of these things yesterday on Christmas Day? Check all that apply .

I am a senior citizen and I recently made an appointment with an academic advisor at a local university because I'm interested in taking advantage of a policy there that gives a nice big discount for senior citizens like myself who want to take classes!

Anyway I ended up having an appointment with a bubbly 22-23 year old who didn't seem to be that much of a help. She started by asking me simple questions such as what my BA is in, and I told her that I earned a BA in Art History.  She then asked me when I earned it and I told her in the 70s.  She then asked me more simple questions such as the kind of classes I was interested in taking, so I mentioned to her mostly in the arts and my goal is to earn a MA in an arts-related field. The next question she asked me was whether or not I knew how to use a computer. I told her yes. And then she behaved like she did not believe me and started asking me silly questions such as if I knew what a "mouse" was and if I knew how to search for information on the Internet. I answered yes. After that, she went on and on about the different programs in the "Social Sciences" department and then concluded by telling me I should definitely consider majoring in "Gerontology" (the study of aging).  She told me a success story of a woman "around my age" who just graduated from this program after being out of school for 30+ years.  She then wrote down the names of a few faculty who I should contact in the department, and told me that my next step is to set up appointments with them.  At this point she again "tested" me on whether I knew how to use e-mail to contact them, and spent about 5 minutes "walking-me through" how to send an email even though I told her I send dozens of emails per day.   I was very confused about the major she "chose" for me.  She obviously did not hear a word I said when I was discussing my interests in visual art, music, art history, etc, so why did she suggest a major in the study of aging? Is it because I am a senior? 

I called to request another appointment with another advisor, but they told me I have been assigned to this specific advisor because all the other advisors for prospective students are completely booked and the only way to see another one is if  there is a legitimate reason.  I did not explain to them the situation, as I did not want to embarrass the young lady.  Should I go in for another appointment with her and explain to her once more about my interests? Or should I figure out what I want to do without the help of an advisor?