Majoring in marketing. please help!

<p>I know i am interested into marketing, and have been for a long time. So i know this i something i wanna do. The problem is that i see a lot of different majors(or careers i should say) that have a lot in common. For example, advertising, graphic designers, art directors and copywriters. My dream job would be to create advertisements because i find joy in smart/catchy ads i see all over the place and would like them to create them myself. I'm not very good at drawing (should i forget about graphic designing..?) but i would say i 'm good at brainstorming ideas and creating appealing advertisements. I don't necessarily have to be the one who creates the ads but i do wanna have a say or even the final word on which advertisement will work on a product. Basically i wanna do something that requires me being around the stuff that excites me. I have a few questions and if anyone knows the answers to i would really appreciate...</p>

<p>1) From the 4 listed above, which career/major would fit me? (also which one has less stress, more employment opportunities, better pay and...requires less math?)</p>

<p>2) Do all these majors fall under business major? Because i thought graphic designing was more of an art major...I just finished all my GE courses and now i need to be more serious of the classes i will take to count for the major..</p>

<p>3) Is there a marketing/business school that i can get my degree or should i go through a 4-yr university?</p>

<p>4) Is there anything else i might enjoy, like a career in marketing, other than the ones i listed above?</p>

<p>5) Why do art directors make so much money?? What's the catch?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>omg..hellaslover, we're exactly in the same situation..hahaha! I can't believe it! These are my problems too.</p>

<p>Marketing could suit you and you can double major or minor in advertising.. I guess.
Your 3rd question doesn't make any sense. Are you looking to go to a special marketing school? Because all good business schools are 4 year universities. Oh and you are looking at a $40-45K starting salary in marketing.</p>

<p>You have to go to a university. </p>

<p>I suggest double concentrating in marketing and management information systems. Those MIS guys can do all the graphic design stuff and much more like programming, networking, database management and web development.</p>

<p>^ I majored in MIS in undergrad, and will simply say that it is not right for the threadstarter. Also, I hope the threadstarter understands that advertising is but a small part of marketing. It sounds like advertising is the best major for you...although, I really don't know how much drawing is involved in advertising. If you have to major in business, then marketing would be your best bet. I also wouldn't rule out a marketing minor (2nd major) but advertising seems to be the best fit.</p>