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Ready4 Unveils Annual Ranking of the Top 25 Most Desired Business Schools
Ready4,
the company revolutionizing mobile learning through personal and
effective solutions, today unveiled its second annual rankings of the
most desired business schools around the globe. Unlike traditional
business school rankings that are based on complex methodology and, in
many cases, information self reported by participating schools, Ready4's
rankings represent the voice of current and prospective students and
provide unparalleled insight into what schools students most want to
attend. Notable observations from this year's ranking include:
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Ready4's Most Desired Business School Programs, as ranked by users of its Ready4GMAT test prep app. (Photo: Business Wire)
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Harvard and Stanford are the top two most desired schools for the
second year in a row, while the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
moved up two positions into the third spot, displacing MIT (News - Alert) (Sloan),
which is now fourth
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University of California Berkeley (Haas) made the biggest leap in the
Top 10 category, moving up 5 positions (15 in 2015 to 10 in 2016)
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Four schools are new to the list this year: London School of Economics
(17), Cornell (19), University of Michigan (Ross) (24) and Dartmouth
(Tuck) (25)
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Five schools fell off the list of the Most Desired Schools in this
year's ranking: Carnegie Mellon, University of Cambridge, Boston
College, Imperial College London, University of Southern California
(Marshall)
"With more than a million downloads of our test prep apps, Ready4 sits
in a unique position to not only understand where students want to
pursue their MBA or other business degree, but also to guide them on
their journey to find and get into the right program," said Elad
Shoushan, founder and CEO, Ready4. "We are in business to ensure tht a
generation is ready, willing and able to take on the challenges and
opportunities of the 21st century economy, and in many cases, that
starts with helping match students to their preferred schools and
preparing them to get the scores they need to be considered in the
admissions process."
Ready4 offers seven free apps that completely reinvent the way students
prepare for the GMAT, SAT, GRE and other exams, including finding the
ideal school or program. Ready4 has an entirely new learning experience
that breaks long, grueling test prep sessions, traditionally delivered
with a textbook or through coursework, into productive bursts that are
available and approachable no matter what a person's goals are, how much
time they can devote to prep or how much they can afford to pay. The
company has received more than 10,000 5-star reviews in the Apple iTunes
and Google (News - Alert) Play stores, and its free Ready4 GMAT and Ready4 GRE apps
were recently featured by the Apple iTunes store in the new and notable
education category.
The Top 25 Most Desired Business Schools Ready4's ranking of
the most desired business schools represents the top schools chosen by
250,000 users of Ready4GMAT app using its "School Matcher" and "Top
Picks" functions. Statistics represent the time period between September
2015 and September 2016, and users were allowed to pick more than one
school. This 2016 list is:
1. Harvard 2. Stanford 3. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 4.
MIT (Sloan) 5. Indian School of Business 6. Columbia 7.
London Business School 8. New York University (Stern) 9. INSEAD 10.
University of California Berkeley (Haas) 11. University of Chicago
(Booth) 12. Northwestern (Kellogg) 13. Indian Institute of
Management 14. Yale 15. Duke (Fuqua) 16. University of
Oxford 17. London School of Economics 18. HEC Paris 19.
Cornell 20. University of Cambridge 21. National University of
Singapore 22. UCLA 23. SP Jain Institute of Management 24.
University of Michigan Ann Arbor (Ross) 25. Dartmouth (Tuck)
The 2015 rankings can be found here.
Last Chance: Download Ready4 GMAT Today for an Opportunity at a
$5,000 Scholarship Last week, Ready4 announced the company has
surpassed a million users of its free apps. In celebration of
this milestone and as part of its ongoing commitment to revolutionizing
mobile learning, Ready4 will be rewarding one of its users with a
$5,000 scholarship to the school of their choice. A winner will be
selected tomorrow, September 30, 2016. To enter, users must download the
Ready4 GMAT or Ready4 GRE app in the Apple (News - Alert) iTunes or Google Play store,
click on the "Scholarship" icon on the main home page and provide their
phone number within the Ready4 app. Users of previous LTG Exam Prep apps
are eligible by updating to the latest version of their preferred Ready4
app.
Starting in October, Ready4 will give away one $1,000 scholarship every
month to further support students on their educational journeys.
About Ready4 Ready4 is revolutionizing mobile learning by
replacing heavy books with mobile phones. The company currently offers
mobile learning apps to get students prepared, poised and positioned for
standardized tests - starting with the PSATs, SATs, ACTs, and going on
to post-grad exams - the GMAT, MCAT, GRE - as well as other readiness
solutions that extend into personal finance, résumé building, job prep
and beyond. Our data scientists, content experts and mobile engineers
are committed to creating the world's most advanced learning platform
and connecting students to opportunity, readying students with the
skills and confidence needed to succeed. Follow us on Facebook,
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