<p>Honestly, I went into advertising because at the time it seemed interesting to me. I always had the intention of attending law school and at the time I didn’t think that my major had any real influence on admissions - just so as long as I did well is all that mattered. Plus, it seemed easy and attainable so as long as I put in the effort. At the time, it was a win-win situation. To add to that, I didn’t have the attention back then of attending a t14 school, just a school in-state. However I’ve learned over time that the biglaw jobs in NY are only attainbable coming out of t14’s and that’s why my goals have changed.</p>
<p>Now if I was intending for a straight-out-of-undergrad career, I would have went with Accounting, MIS or Finance. But I was always interested in how consumers made the choices they did and how people were able to persuade others to buy their products, and so that’s why the major appealed to me. And since my goal was just to ascertain a high GPA for law school, that was my only criterion at the time.</p>
<p>But once you get into the program (which is extremely competitive at FSU, btw) you start to learn about the industry and what it’s like and what lies in store for entry-level grads going into the industry. That’s when I really started my disdain for the business. Traditional advertising is slowly dying out and is giving way to integrated marketing. The entry-level pay sucks for graduates relative to what you pay for undergrad tuition. And to top it all off, it’s one of the most highly-stressful jobs in private sector. Most importantly though, it’s the kind of job I know I’d get bored with after two years. And why even make it through two years with the high probability of turnover, long hours, and sucky entry-level pay?</p>
<p>Hindsight is 20/20, and I might have perhaps enjoyed going into poli sci or history for undergrad. Hell, maybe I should have just stuck with econ as a major (since I already completed a minor in it). But I’m now only 9 credits away from graduation, and considering the fast track I’m on, it might make more marketable to graduate early and earn an extra degree or get some work experience rather than be like everybody else and spend the traditional 4 years in undergrad and go straight to law school. </p>
<p>Blossom, I’ll definitely take your advice into account, but the money I spent on a GRE prep course and the test itself is a sunk cost at this point, and I’d be kidding myself if I didn’t apply to a grad program rather than completely dismiss it and take a GMAT. I’ll apply to several grad programs just to be safe, but the MSM is still on my radar as far as I’m concerned.</p>
<p>Also, I looked at the curriculum for the MSM program online, and its almost identical to the first year of the traditional UF MBA. Only difference is that you spend an extra year taking a few more core classes and electives. So perhaps its not as insignificant as you might think.</p>