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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
UWorld Launches 2 Popular AP© Prep Courses, Adds Diagnostic Practice Test to SAT© Prep Course
Enhancements expand suite of college prep offerings — already proven to boost SAT scores — and reinforce company's commitment to academic excellence DALLAS, June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- UWorld College Prep has launched two new AP© courses, updated two digital and print AP study guides, and introduced an SAT© diagnostic practice test to its comprehensive suite of exam prep resources for high school students. UWorld's top educators and subject matter experts have developed new AP Macroeconomics and AP Psychology prep courses that feature engaging videos, exam-like practice questions, and fully revised print and digital study guides with detailed answer explanations and dynamic illustrations. These all-in-one AP courses align with the College Board's latest course and exam descriptions and encourage high schoolers to watch, read, and practice as they prepare for high-stakes college admission exams. The SAT diagnostic practice test, now included in UWorld's SAT prep course, accurately mirrors the real exam interface, question format, and time constraints. Comprising 98 questions — 44 in math and 54 in reading and writing — the practice test can be used at the start or midpoint of a student's preparation. A detailed performance analysis empowers students to pinpoint topics for targeted improvement. "Our college prep resources meet students where they are in their learning journey — whether just starting to study, at a plateau, stressed by the clock, retaking an exam, or just busy with life," said Chandra Pemmasani, M.D., founder and CEO of UWorld. "These new AP courses and the SAT mock exam continue to meet market demand for comprehensive, flexible learning solutions. We're proud that some of our students have shared that we helped them boost their score by as much as 300 points in a month." In October 2024, UWorld more than doubled its college prep offerings, introducing 45 new and reimagined AP and SAT study guides in print and digital formats. Its AP and SAT prep courses remain accessible year-round, helping students to efficiently master essential material while building confidence and improving their test scores. About UWorldUWorld is a global leader in comprehensive academic and professional education. Since its inception in 2003, the company has helped millions of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students prepare for high-stakes accounting, finance, graduate school, high school, legal, medical, nursing, and pharmacy exams, including the CPA, CMA©, CFA©, CMT©, MCAT©, SAT©, ACT©, AP©, MBE©, LLM, MPRE©, JD-Next™, UBE©, USMLE©, UKMLA©, COMLEX©, ABIM©, ABFM©, PANCE©, PANRE©, NCLEX©, FNP, NAPLEX©, MPJE©, and CPJE. UWorld's high-quality courses, test questions, and unrivaled answer explanations in digital and print formats make difficult subjects easy to understand. The company is committed to offering educators the most up-to-date resources that seamlessly integrate into existing curricula, actively engage students, provide real-time performance feedback, and exceed requirements for exam governing bodies. To learn more, visit Media ContactElizabeth View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE UWorld Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Forbes
09-05-2025
- Business
- Forbes
A Guide To Maintaining Your Vision While Driving Innovation
Chandra S. Pemmasani, M.D., is the founder and CEO of UWorld, a worldwide leader in online learning for high-stakes exams. Things can change quickly in business. Consumer tastes, supply chains and other market forces can shift overnight, and technologies deemed cutting-edge today might become mainstream tomorrow. In this environment, it's easy to see how business leaders might be tempted to focus on the momentary urgency of an adopt-and-adapt challenge; no one wants to see their company fall behind because they were slow to adopt. After all, more than half of the Fortune 500 companies from 2000 no longer exist, having been bankrupted, acquired or pushed out of existence, largely due to some form of digital disruption. What's not so obvious is how the rush to innovate may cause leaders to lose sight of their company's core mission. While the need to innovate is strong, innovation without vision and strategic direction can lead to wasted resources and diluted brand equity. Consider the significance of a company staying true to its vision as it introduces new innovations. The vision is what sets the standard for the company's broader aspirations and serves as the North Star of decision making, even disruptive adopt-and-adapt decisions. The vision guides the why and where of an action, while innovation guides the how. The key lies in finding the sweet spot where innovation and organizational vision intersect. To better navigate this complex balancing act, business leaders might consider the following steps: Staying focused on your company's North Star is important, but it may also benefit from updating. Consider revisiting your company's mission periodically and determine whether it remains relevant. To make the most of your resources, you can prioritize emerging technology and innovation along three criteria: the ability to fulfill your company's long-term goals, your company's ability to implement the technology and the resources needed to do so effectively. This may include upskilling the existing workforce or hiring new talent. Once you've prioritized, break the initiative into phases, setting clear expectations for each phase, reflecting at the end of each phase and evaluating whether the plan needs to change. You can pressure-test your innovative roadmap against real-world needs by being transparent with organizational stakeholders, from leadership to employees and customers. For example, at my company, we hold quarterly chats where I share updates about our verticals and products and field questions from employees. We also host an all-hands town hall in January. Remote employees and sales teams fly in so that we can collectively review the previous year's performances across every vertical, share goals for the new year and celebrate our successes with a huge gala that includes food, fellowship, performances and fun. Innovation and risk go hand-in-hand. That's a basic truth that comes from leading a sector, but knowing your audiences and coupling that insight with detailed market research can significantly reduce your margin of risk. When I started my company, we focused exclusively on medical students taking the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam, which made sense to me because I was a medical student doing my residency. When we expanded into educational tools for nursing students, we took a risk, largely because we had limited knowledge of the market and had to hire nursing educators to build the products. There were a lot of bumps along the way, but we learned from our experiences, and our nursing products became successful, capturing a majority market share in just a couple of years. Since then, we've rebranded ourselves, hired hundreds of people and expanded educational tools for a variety of industries. My lesson: When you venture into new markets, be prepared to invest in expertise you don't yet have. Stay close to your customers. The only way to measure growth is to establish a benchmark and track the key performance indicators (KPIs) that best capture what you're looking to achieve. Learning from those KPIs by reinvesting in what worked and adjusting what didn't is fine, but be careful not to derail yourself with sudden, knee-jerk shifts. In the end, leave yourself some space to course-correct and make calculated adjustments along the way so that you can stay on track. The idea that business leaders stay focused on a company's larger vision as disruptive technologies hover doesn't mean that one outweighs the other in importance. Innovation and vision are not opposing forces; they are complementary drivers of sustainable growth. As business leaders continue to prepare and plan for the long term, I think it's important to reflect on the successes and challenges of the past and approach the road ahead with boldness and intentionality. Throughout the journey, maintaining that balance should allow your company to keep moving forward and to keep growing. Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. Do I qualify?
