marketing major | why i chose it, internships, starting salary, etc 

im a highschool senior whose been struggling with a career path for a while now and i can honestly say this major has no flaws! i love it

me: *googles what its like to major in marketing* Sophia: "communications is basically the same thing as marketing but its more writing and no math" me: *changes my career plans*

I’m a current freshman who was a Biology pre-med major but took a Marketing course in high school and made it my 2nd top major I’d switch to if I was uninterested in Bio. Well within like 5 weeks of the first semester I said “I’m switching” 😂 And since then I’ve been pushing soo hard. Did an apprenticeship for ~5 months with a skincare company in NYC, applied on LinkedIn and Indeed for similar actual internships (even though my uni doesn’t allow college credits until I’m a sophomore or junior :/) and heard back from 6! Currently doing 2 now, a clothing one and one with a pretty big cosmetics retailer. I also networked like crazy and may have some fall and spring internships already set up! Definitely so happy I switched🥺💕

ugh girl as a double major in marketing and communications, this video was so accurate i literally was like OMG SO TRUE to my screen while watching. like i literally felt it so hard when you said you go to school but weren’t learning marketing even though you were interested. i am going through the same thing rn and have only really learned through the one internship i had where i was a brands intern for a tik tok agency and it was soo fun!

Im a marketing major and this absolutely hit the nail on the head!

As someone that is studying marketing and not entirely sure what they are learning, this was a huge encouragement. Thanks

I'm in grade ten, and need to start considering careers, and i've always been interested in marketing, so this was very interesting to hear

I am so glad that I found this video. I am currently in college and I'm having that "hold up, what is it that I'm doing" moment, and you helped break it down. You changed my mind to stick with it :)

Thank you so much for making this video and sharing your experience! You've worked and interned for so many amazing companies and I was wondering if you were able to make a video diving more into that. For example how you got those placements, what you included in your resume/portfolio, how to stand out in interviews, networking etc. Thanks so much!

This is one of the most helpful marketing videos i have ever watched, thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏

I'm about to become a graduate of a business degree and when I had classes on marketing that's when I found my niche. Within business you can do pretty much anything but it becomes boring after awhile. Marketing is fun and creative! Adore marketing a lot.

Love how you gave so much info in only 13 minutes, it felt like a good 20 mins to me :) thank you

You explained this so well and with so much detail😩😭 thank you

This was so incredibly helpful knowledge and perspective into the marketing world. Much appreciated!

Thank you so much for this, this was a really helpful video and I gained so much knowledge. I am meeting with my counselor tomorrow, so I really want to have somewhat of an idea of a major... and this video really motivated me. I am a junior in high school, and I already made my schedule for senior year, but I might change it and take more classes with knowing how to navigate at excel(I have somewhat experience taking ap research this year). Math does not really come naturally to me, but when I genuinely put time and effort, I am able to make math easy for me, I think you're right about training your mind, it's really helpful to do that. My school provides accounting as a course to take and I think I am gonna switch it out for ap psychology. Thanks so much!!

i was watching this because i’m planning on becoming a marketing major, and halfway through i realised we’re going to the same university! rutgers is huge man

Incredibly grateful I found this video. Recently, I had to come to terms that a career in animation is not for me, and as a creative person, I think marketing would be the career for me. I can't see myself major in anything else, and I always kinda had an interest in business, so I gotta give this a go. Thank you for sharing.

Great video! Marketing is such a deep topic

I love the video, and I love how you show the vast umbrella of marketing. From someone who joined a small agency, I think it would have been great to hear 1 or 2 specific examples of what you liked or didn't like about marketing.

Currently, I'm having trouble with choosing the right “course” for me. I'm desperate to avoid mistakes while establishing my career, it's making me feel pressured, I'm scared to fail my family (because I can feel that they've had this unhealthy obsession with academic performances and report cards). It is not my intention to make them feel that they wasted years of paying for my tuition just for me to fail. Furthermore, I've been considering business ever since, I was passionate when it comes about business despite my lack of knowledge (and I'm still learning). Not only that, but I became aware of Marketing last year, and did a little research regarding the course, and I immediately considered it as my top course. Why Marketing? Honestly, I feel like I'm mindlessly deciding. But when we talk about business, plenty of people think that it's easy, that business is all about money, all about financial stability, they barely recognize the beauty of marketing. I want thrills, but I also hate too many challenges. I feel like doing some research about Marketing, or knowing things that are related to it, gives me a thrill. And it's scary to know that I'm doing things out of curiosity. I want to avoid wasting my time choosing wrong directions, but I'm also wasting my time by not exploring. I'm not good at maths, but I like to learn about establishing a good relationship/communication with strangers (in which I describe as my “clients”). And also, I've been seeing myself working inside a company (probably influenced by movies and books that I've read). Whatever happens in the future, I hope I'm doing well. I hope I won't regret my decisions and despite having drawbacks, I hope I'll be able to learn something new. To students like me, who are having hard time deciding what path to choose. May we all have the inner peace one day. We can all make it through.

Excellent video! I'm considering this major, and you did an excellent job giving a real-world explanation. Thanks!!!

I really needed this video! Everyone just viewed me as this creative fun person and therefore said that I should go into marketing, and though I consider myself to be a creative person, I really do value the research and number-crunching behind marketing. I am currently going to major in finance and minor in marketing, but I am really hoping to do more and more marketing in the future. Insightful video! Thx

Just applied to college with a major in Marketing! Cheers haha!

Thank you for this video! You literally cleared so much for me.

I've just finished a highschool student and had a big struggle choosing PR or marketing. But thanks to your vlog, I can find out which one is suitable for me! Marketing for sure haha

Ahhh I feel you when you said you were confused about defining marketing. I’m a sophomore and I was really looking for a guide before actually declaring marketing management as my major. Thank you.

Thank you so so much! I wanted to major in marketing and I was honestly a bit confused but this helped a lot!

I wanna do marketing so bad but my dream is to live in a rich neighborhood and hang out with friends at fancy restaurants with designer on. I'm nervous marketing won't make that dream happen and I'll be living like a normal person like everyone else. I'm also scared bc I have social anxiety and communication is a very key role in marketing. I'm nervous I won't get paid well and I'll just have a tough time with anxiety. But I really hope to be able to speak with people freely in the future.

I'm a marketing major right now, graduating in the spring. I am so glad I came across this video. There are so many things that people don't know about it. It's just so interesting all the aspects of marketing. Thank you for this video!!

Currently an accounting major at Rutgers University (hi alumna!) and this video just gave me that push to change my major to marketing. I feel like I always had a creative personality but never had a way to channel it and I feet like a robot taking accounting and thinking about my future being stuck at a desk crunching numbers was not how I envisioned it. I have always had an interest in marketing but this video made me realize that there is much strategical creativity that does go into the field and now I am even more drawn to it!

7:40!!! Ughh literally me right now! Im so glad I found your channel

i’m about to have a meeting with my old high school advisor to see what i should do... this video is a sign i know it. thank you so much

Yo Sophia I really like your take on marketing as a major and even as a career. I am a marketing major right now, and I think you broke down the subject really well, and I personally wouldn't have described it any different if I were talking to a high schooler that was interested in marketing. It really is another part of business, so like you said, we deal with numbers, graphs, and analytics, but it also has a creative side that makes it really fun and interesting (to me at least). Honesty, I love marketing because I enjoy understanding why customers by certain products, what customers want and need, and I just enjoy building relationships whether that's with other marketers or with customers. Anyways, I really enjoyed your video, and I think you said what potential marketing majors needed to hear.

I’m starting college in the fall and I chose marketing as my major but I’m so worried about ACTUALLY getting a job in marketing after I graduate.

Thank you for this video. I am going into my senior year and I am really struggling to get an internship but this does make me feel a lot better!

Wow! Thanks for the insight. I will definitely consider this when planning my career for the future

I’m a freshman in high school and at my school we have this thing called “LCTI” where half of the day you do your regular classes such as math, English, etc.... and then the other half of the day it would be the major you want to go for in college or for just jumping right into a business, etc... and I am taking marketing right now and I wouldn’t say it’s easy but it feels easy because it’s really such a fun and interactive way to meet new people! :) and I’m sure there will be some rough patches along the way, just as much as any job you or even I would do. :)

Hello Sophia, your video was very helpful for a prospective marketing professionals. I am currently studying marketing and it clarified many things for me about where I want to go. Thanks.

Marketing is the process of identifying customer wants and satisfying them profitably

Omg! Thanks for this video uwu you made me love Marketing even more! I was planning to take Accountancy, but suddenly I go for Marketing! I hope I made the right choice~ Btw, I am an incoming College next month!

This video was helpful. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge!!

@11:45 is where you nailed it! Actually, I think at the end of the day, we shall be doing what we're really passionate about. Yeah, you're right, if we ask finance grads (me myself), they will find it very difficult to try marketing and vice versa. Although I pursued a finance major on my undergrad, I am switching to marketing on grad studies. Very informative video, thanks!

Thank you for this video! I have been deciding between international business and marketing and this helped me a lil

I’m planning to switch from acctg to marketing major at RBS and I stumble upon this vid! Thank you so much

Thank you so much, this video helped A LOT !!

super super helpful video I've watched on marketing! (and I've watched toooons) thank youuu

This helped out a lot, thank you for this video 😭 😂

Your video really helps me to choosing my major . Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️ .

I want to go into marketing after I graduate this year and this was so helpful and I also love your videos😌

This is such a helpful video!!

this video was so helpful tysm!

thank u sm for this

this is such a break-through for me 😭😭😭 you have no idea lol

Just to add about the Communications major versus a Marketing major, the Communications major (particularly for those with a focus in Strategic Communications) focuses on persuasion and how that fits within advertising and how a particular ad campaign might be communicated to the public. If the end goal is get into marketing, either one of those degrees will be fine. A degree is just the thing that gets you into the door, the real experience comes once you find whatever pathway you choose (SEO, product marketing, social media marketing etc) and getting a job in that area.

how would you recommend marketing to an introverted student? would they struggle more than extroverts?

I want to pursue career in marketing and it has helped me a lot! Thanks :)

This was amazing!!!

Watching someone talking about your major, and then watching them getting succeed in the field is the direct motivational source! If anyone wondering why she's not uploading, what she's doing, I checked her linkedin... she's Brand Marketing Manager at Adidas which is like a dream job for many marketing majors 😍

Thnak you so much for this video omg

omg your video is really convince and assure me to choose marketing major. thankyou for your honest review, i have to say that it's really help me, love you

I really like this video. It explains marketing well and why you should take marketing. I asked my boss in a non-profit, when I was working as a volunteer about marketing at school and she told me to learn by doing. She told me much of the information is free, online eg RU-vid University. Why spend money? But the piece of paper opens doors. In the old days in the English military you purchased your position as an officer. If you have the money, why not?

Great vid 🙌🏾

Love your video!

My internship started tomorrow it's really helpful

I want to go to RU as a marketing major!! Hopefully I get in!!

Yes it is, better late than never!

This was a great video, thank you

Thanks much. Was very interesting to watch

hello im struggling to find my major, im a senior in hs rn! & im really keen on doing businesses major! I've looked into accounting, i work doing bookkeeping part time at the moment but i can't see myself doing it my entire life and now marketing. I really like it from what i've read so far.

This is super helpful!!!

just applied to Rutgers! fingers crossed🤞🏻🤞🏻

Hi Sophia ! I'm also a student at Rutgers and I'm majoring in psychology, but I would love to get into marketing as Psychology majors are fit for HR, Marketing , Advertising and other professions. I'm considering taking a few classes on LinkedIn and doing a business admin/ economics/statistics minor as I'm in SAS. I wanted to know how you got into the Rutgers Athletics internship, what questions did they ask you and what experience did you have prior to that ? I can email you separately if you want because it would be really helpful to learn about the career from a fellow student!

That's true I'm also not learning in school. I'm also a marketing student we have subjects almost alot of subjects that are not related to marketing and I felt bad for my self for not learning, so I studying using RU-vid so I learn something. Finally some I can relate

Thanks so very much for your experience and info

my first choice course on college was actually engineering and i feel like i just kinda like the name but not the work under it i take criminology but as u said i dnt want to get a job that i will just hate. i shift course now im obviously sure abt shifting into business marketing🙂

Switch from psych to undecided this video was helpful :)

So useful..im actually busy with my diploma and i was so blank but hey you helped me a lot.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Me hearing you talk about starting salaries when I'm almost 2 years out of college and working at a marketing agency making less than the minimum number you gave 💀

I'd define marketing as using behavioural psychology, communication and technology to influence people's consumer habits. Furthermore "verticals" are refered to as sub-branches and practically every field has them, for example a sub-branch of computer science is cyber security or artificial intelligence.

I was an Accountancy major and shifting to Marketing I had no idea what it is, so this helps.

Hey i love your video, it’s easy to understand and your voice is just so calming! 💖 I do got some questions for you tho if it’s okay. 1. As a student that usually fails in Mathematics during High School, do you think that i could execute well in Marketing since the early stage of college would involve lots of mathematical subjects? 2. Would you agree that Marketing Majors are earning more compared to Business Admin Majors like it is said according to Google researches? 3. As for job opportunities, do you think if it’d be easy for a Marketing Major to get into a Marketing job from a company that’s in another country? 4. Also do you agree that Marketing majors would have to be super outgoing and up to trend?

Hello! I loved this video! I am also a marketing major, and I love it so so much!! I'm building a business while I am still in college, and I would love to connect! Xo.

Thank You Sooo Much!!!

I am selling financial products and insurance. If you combine marketing and finance you can make 6 figures and even more at times. After you understand the finance side it is mainly marketing.

Awesome! Thank u!

thank you!!

Could you maybe do a video on how you got your internships and what you learned?

I'm a senior in High School and I'm kind of struggling deciding what I want to major in in business. I really like marketing because I want to do real estate and I know you don't have to go to college to be a real estate agent. But I also care about how much I'm getting pai. I have been hearing that marketing doesn't make a lot of money compared to like financing. But I suck at math and I'm not a very analytical person.

I am literally a freshman in college it’s my second semester and I’ve already switched from nursing to psychology and am very interested in marketing but I am terrified of changing again because I feel as thought I am being really indecisive

What's funny is that all the many verticals you mention are actually all verticals of just promotion, not marketing. You still have three other Ps! Product (design), Pricing (really applied microeconomics), and Place (anything from supply chain to packaging). There are about as many jobs in these combined as within the promotion sphere. And you're typically qualified for entry level on these, as well.

Which is easier for a student who is not good at maths and presentation such as power point, marketing or finance? Thank you!

I’m still figuring it out but I’m a marketing major too I wanna work in makeup’ and idk if a B.S or a B.A is better 🥲

please share books that you've used in marketing classes...thanks...love the vid btw

My neighbor is a marketing major at Miami University in Ohio she loves it

Hi Sophia, Can you please tell me the entrance Math that Rutgers requires for their business administration/ marketing major???? So basically is Calculus a requirement??? I will be transferring in with an Associate Degree College Algebra and Statistics already done.

Any tips for someone looking to get into marketing without education in a related discipline in marketing/communications/business? Good point about marketing being creative, that’s the way I see it too!

Great advice cheers

graduated as a marketing major here! 💓

Thanks for the video, I’ve just graduated in arts media and currently figuring out what I want to do in life, and I’ve been quite interested in marketing. Do you think you NEED to do marketing at a university to be able to get employed?

When did you get your internships? I am a freshman in college majoring in marketing and I am struggling to decide when I want to look for internships and co-ops. I think your path through college seems very efficient and it looks like you have a strong foundation for your life. Thanks for the video! This was very very helpful :)