MyMajors Wins Third Place in Best App Ever Awards 2011

April 11, 2012 - PRLog -- Contacts: Bill Gaier, Vice President,
MyMajors
billg@mymajors.com
1-800-274-8867 ext. 3042


Kansas City, Missouri – April 10th, 2012 – MyMajors.com, Kansas City, took third place in a recent apps contest. The college major and career search site was recently recognized by the 2011 Best App Ever Awards. MyMajors mobile application took third place from more than 20 nominations for Android’s Best High School App. The iPhone and Android app was developed through a partnership with Townsend Communications and Moblico Solutions. It was one of six applications honored in the division. The Best Apps Ever nominations are strictly a "people’s choice" award. This year saw the highest voting participation ever and drew more than one million votes.


"We’re thrilled to be recognized with such an award. Although High School students spend a great amount of time on mobile devices, it’s nice to know that an app offering educational value is so well received." says Guy Townsend, president, "…and the MyMajors app is a cool one-of-kind tool that guides the college search."


The MyMajors application was created to help high school students find a best fit college major. The app matches higher education candidates with the most appropriate college and major to fit their needs and interests. In the past year, web site traffic has increased by more than 300 percent; 15 percent from mobile visitors, the highest percentage of mobile traffic the website has seen to date. The application is an award-winning tool for students, parents, high school counselors and college admissions counselors.  


For more information on The Best App Ever Awards including a complete list of award recipients, visit: http://bestappever.com/awards/2011/.  About the MyMajors app visit http://www.mymajors.com/app.

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MyMajors.com has helped more than 450,000 students from all over the United States and more than 15 countries from across the globe to determine what sort of majors are best fits for their college career in about 10 years of existence.