I went to one of the best film schools in the country and have worked my way up from the production world to CDing at a major agency...yet I feel super insecure that I didn’t go to ad school (hell, I hadn’t even heard about ad school until I was already well into my career). I feel like I’m missing some key piece of information that everyone else has...am I crazy? Or is everyone just bullshitting and learning on the job just like me? Planned on going into film/tv and kind of just fell into this

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TBH people who have aspirations to work in advertising in college or their early 20s are weirdos.

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I prefer working with creatives who didn’t go to ad school. Ad school is stupid.

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Most people who went to ad school are probably jealous you went to film school

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Lots of people wind up in advertising who never intended to be there. And they do well. I’ve been in the business for thirty years and I only took one advertising class in college. Which I think I passed but I wouldn’t bet my life on it.

You’ll be fine.

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Wow, you make me feel a lot better for not going going after school.

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I dont think so—it’s intense, EXPENSIVE, training on what recruiters are looking for in books, plus internships, plus networking. The whole point is to get a job in advertising and you got one.

Two things you dont have that they do is a bunch of friends to stay in touch with and always be able to call about work (that would be great)...and the soul crushing debt that will last years and years (they envy you there).

Lol no

Ad schools didn't exist when I started and I'm still thriving. Keep your head up...advertising has MANY routes and paths to get to where you want to be.

My agency fired most of its ad school grads.

I didn’t go to ad school. I worked internships and jr roles in agencies. I’m 41 and think my generation was the last not to care about ad school

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I didn’t go to ad school either. No one cares. You’re fine.

I got my job by accident and definitely didn’t think I’d ever be here.

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