Schools

There is much debate among people new to the advertising community over whether advertising schools are really essential if you want to go far in a program of advertising career. While advertising schools can really help you get started in the field, as long as you are a hard worker, interested in psychology, management, sales, and all of the other advertising field related aspects, you really can go far on your own without formal training, however, advertising schools can really give you the boost you need to jumpstart your career in advertising.

This is because advertising schools  provide advanced training that would take years to get on the job in the normal career world. They can show you advanced aspects of psychology which will allow you to more effectively help your clients in marketing, which you wouldn’t necessarily learn otherwise. You’ll learn to develop your instincts and your nose for a good strategy on the job of course, and much better than you can in advertising schools (there is really no substitute for on the job training), but the formal theory of advertising is best learned in a school environment, and can later provide all kinds of help and reference in finding out what will sell for your clients.

Advertising schools really are not, in my oppinion ultimately worth it if you are bright and creative and willing to work hard and do extra research when required. One year of outstanding employment in a reputable advertising firm will do more for your career than a degree in an advertising school. This is because advertising is all about being cutting edge and discarding tradition. No one cares if you have the formal training really. They care only if you can get the results. Advertising firms are not always likely to hire people with business backgrounds – they hire people with backgrounds in English, languages, sociologly, psychology – bright people who can bring in unique skills and perspectives that can be used to more effectively sell the products.

As a matter of fact, according to some experts, advertising schools account for only a small proportion of those who enter advertising, and by no means are all of them successful. There is really no substitute for on the job experience, and unless you really feel uncomfortable going into a field without being fully trained in all of its aspects, you’d be better going through college and getting a liberal arts education which will teach you to think and observe the society around you – two skills which will serve you well as a future advertising executive.

One of the toughest decisions that high school seniors face is choosing a college major. This decision may be easy for some, but for the majority of students entering an institution of higher learning, choosing a college major was a difficult process. Students pursuing an education not only want to be gainfully employed using the chosen college major, but they want to excel in this field (or they should want to), and not struggle through required courses if their heart really isn’t into it. Wouldn’t you agree? You surely wouldn’t want to go through med school, all the while hating the science courses and failing miserably. Some of us may also have dreams of being a famous writer, which is an honorable goal, but something has to sustain the finances in the meantime.

The internet has lots of resources on finding a college major, like by matching interests and high school test scores to find the best school and degree program. All colleges and universities post lists of college majors offered, to help prospective students decide the best areas to pursue. You should also visit Amazon at www.amazon.com or your local bookstore for books on how to choose a college major. These can be quite helpful in narrowing down all your choices, and may even steer you away from a few that may seem attractive to the ego, but not practical for any number of reasons. High school students have other resources available to them as well; school counselors are an excellent resource person whom every student should consult in planning a college major, and subsequent college choices.

The end result of course, is to have that college degree in hand, which will pave the way to the future. Don’t let high tuition costs dissuade you from choosing a college major that you know you would excel in. There are lots and lots of tuition assistance programs, scholarships, grants, fellowships, paid internships, work study, in addition to other types of student loan repayment programs. Choose a college major that holds your interest, one that you can make enough at to repay your students loans, and that stimulates you intellectually and professionally. Don’t choose something that you’re only going to be extremely bored with in five to ten years. You may want to change careers twenty years down the road, just try to choose a college major that you can build upon, that will open doors for you throughout your life.

Costing even more than Harvard (well, by fifty bucks at this writing), Wharton gives you an MBA to rival the best in the world.
Wharton as it is known among people in the know, is one of the oldest exigent schools we have.

Check the ranking of business schools here. Wharton is number 3, but that is only US News.

Established in 1881 as one of world’s first business schools for solely that purpose. it exists in conjunction with the other schools and colleges of the University of Pennsylvania. Wharton offers a comprehensive education on all levels, with focal concentrations too

The 300 member faculty has an 8:1 student ratio. But you have to get in first.

The highly selective admissions process is Wharton is typical, demanding well rounded candidates with not just good scores on standardized tests. Robust prerequisites for admissions are the norm. Focus on the individual, and the potential contribution. Not the numbers next to the name. This is a strength of Wharton as a school.

Knowledge@Wharton is published by the recently established publishing house Wharton School Publishing. You can visit it here Knowledge@Wharton.