New ad class

I just got done with the second session of my new ad class after a little adventure.

So I went to the open house, met a professor I like and signed up for his class. I then show up last week for that class. No one was in the classroom. I stick around for a bit. Still no one. So I call the registration office.

The class was cancelled.

No one bothered to tell me, although they were supposed to. And my second choice was already full. So I walked over to the registration office in the snow (uphill both ways), and sign up for another class. Then I walked back, 4 doors down from where the other class was supposed to be, into my current class an hour late. But it was the first class so it didn’t really matter. I got my first assignment: an ad for clothing that has SPF 30 sun protection (those links are to the actual product we were advertising).

So now I just had the second session of class. It certainly wasn’t as good as my previous class. There are two teachers, one of whom I think is a lot more interesting than the other.

The other different thing is that this is my second ad class, so I know more than the rest of the class, most of whom are in their first class. This isn’t to disparage them; my first ads sucked too. But it worries me a bit; I hope that I am as challenged to make great, not just good, ads. This isn’t too unusual though. While there are a few more advanced classes, most people take several regular classes first to build their book. I don’t quite feel ready for the more advanced classes yet, but I still want to be challenged.

All I can say is that we’ll see.