aem98,
Sorry to hear about the rejections. Your profile seems outstanding compared to mine, and even though your GRE scores weren't quite up there, they're satisfactory in my opinion, and not the only thing looked at.
Anyways, the first step I would consider is contacting the institutions that rejected you and requesting the particulars of your rejection. This will at least give you an idea of where you can begin to improve.
I would also consider retaking the GRE. Also I'm not quite sure what your advisor said about "naming names," but if you researched the institution and found potential facutly to work with, I think your intent should be mentioned. They will want to try and pair faculty with applicants to make your transition into grad school that much more easier.
Also for 2011, maybe consider getting in contact with potential faculty and stating your intentions to apply to their institution and your interests. I'm not quite sure if you're applying for PhD or masters, so things may be different.
Sorry to hear about your misfortune, and I really hope that you accepted in 2011. Like I said, your profile seems outstanding and it's rather intriguing that you were rejected from all 7 institutions.