What is advertising (career) about?

What Should I Major In For an Advertising Career--?

• Obviously I know that some colleges offer Adv. major. But the college I'm looking at doesn't have one. So, what alternative major should I choose to get into the Advertising ...show more

• Answer:

  Marketing or Communications are good bets. I also know many people who have had successful advertising careers after majoring in Journalism or English. But one thing you should keep in mind is that your undergrad major doesn't really matter that much, especially if you are getting a Bachelor of Arts. If you major in engineering and then try to get a job in advertising, they will look at you funny. :-) But really any liberal arts major will be fine. Looking back I wish I had majored in something "fun" like English or History instead of Marketing. In hindsight I don't think my undergrad Marketing major got me anything that a History major wouldn't have. MBA is a different ball game though.