Is there any way to get into SCC as a creative without having a father that’s a Chicago ad exec?

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I don’t hold anything against the creatives that used their connections to get ahead, but I do hold something against SCC’s history of nepotism.

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Don’t do it. Unless you wanna compete with the CDs on every single assignment.

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From second hand experience, FCB1’s comment is 100% accurate

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