FAQ
FAQ
| Q : Where
do most of your students come from?
A : Most of our new students fit into one of these categories: 1.People who finished STPM or Mass Communication's matriculation and want to switch to the creative side. 2.People who are tired of being "wrists". 3.Career changers who have never done an ad before in their lives. 4.Recent college grads who realize they need more specialized training than their school could offer. |
| Q : What,
exactly, do Creatives do?
A : They concept ads as a team of an art director and a copywriter. This process may include one or more of the following: painstaking research, writing, focus groups, animation movies, visualizing, perspiring, sketching, staying up all night until an epiphany hits and/or Mamak food. |
| Q : What
is the salary range?
A : Your starting salary will depend on several factors: The size of the agency that wants to hire you, the cost of living in the city you're interviewing in, and most importantly,the strength of your knowlege. Keeping all this in mind, you can expect a range from RM 1800 and above. Forget about the money—you'll make plenty before you die. |
| Q : What's
the difference between an art director and a copywriter?
A : Art directors dress better. Also, art directors are primarily responsible for the overall look of the ad and the copywriter handles the writing part. This, however, doesn't mean that theart director shouldn't think of headlines and the writer can't think of a visual. |
| Q : What's
the difference between an art director and a designer?
A : Designers dress even better than art directors. Also, designers tend to work on stuff like logos, business systems, brochures and collateral material. Art Directors from our school will find themselves working on television commercials, magazine ads and billboards etc. |
| Q : Do
you have to have a degree in advertising?
A : No. Education can't hurt though. |
| Q : Is
there such thing as job security in advertising?
A : Yes, they' re called ideas. If you've got a great one, you can always master the job. |
| Q : What
is a 'degree'?
A : A manifestation of all the time it takes to figure out you need those three years plus tri-poin-ter CGPA |
| Q : Do
I need to attend class everyday?
A : Do you need to breath everyday ? |
| Q : Why
Shah Alam?
A : Shah Alam is one of the strongest creative communities in the country. No other city has the resources available to students who choose to come here. Shah Alam is young and inspiring and the lake are incredible.Also, the Banglas are getting smarter. |
| Q : What's
the difference between Mc14 and other advertising schools?
A : About seven thousand dollars. We like it that way. And so do our students. We don't have twenty department heads or spend a zillion dollars on slick mailers. We do spend some cash on the Kesatria shirt though. |
| Q : Is
student aid available?
A : Some government loan or Yayasan programs are available. Our goal is to make an advertising education affordable for all bumis. Therefore you'll find that our tuition is MUCH lower than other schools. |
| Q : Can
I talk with former or current students about the program?
A : Hek eleh, you talk too much ler....Sure, just give us a call and we'll be glad to put you in touch with past or present students. If you want to speak with a future student, you can just talk to yourself. Tel : 5563895. Oh, bye the way, we love to see you at the induction day. |
