Are you a student at another ad school who's ready to jump ship before it sinks into the sea along with all your money and dreams of an awesome agency job? DAD is here to help. Our new transfer program was designed to help students at struggling ad schools who are seeking a better experience with better results.
And right now, to help students who have been displaced after the sudden closures of the Toronto and Atlanta MAS locations, our new transfer program will be discounted so making the switch is more of a no-brainer than it's ever been.
We've got two ways you can transfer to DAD depending on your previous ad school experience. Scroll down to find out how transferring right now will get your portfolio back on track.
Fast Track
Tuition: $10,000
2 quarters | 6 months | full-time workload | online or in Denver
For students who completed more than half of another portfolio program.
If you've taken enough relevant classes at another relevant portfolio school and have enough of the skills to jump in part way with us, we'll get you back on track with everything you need to finish ad school — and nothing you don't. You'll transfer into our Q4 and take nothing but conceptual classes that will give you the ideas you'll need to generate portfolio-worthy campaigns and in Q5 you'll fully execute those campaigns for an industry-ready and DAD-approved portfolio.
In 2 quarters with us you can expect:
A commitment of around 40 hours a week.
Work with partners and work solo.
No bullshit classes — only the conceptual classes that will generate campaign ideas for your final portfolio.
A complete, agency-ready & DAD-quality portfolio.
An invite-only Zoom portfolio debut with top agencies from all over the country to showcase your work, presentation skills, and availability for fire.
Job placement assistance from our in-house recruiters.
This program is great for students who...
...completed at least a year at another portfolio program.
— OR —
...finished another ad school program with a portfolio they're not proud of.
and...
...are ready to just focus on campaigns and making a portfolio.
Fresh Start
Tuition: $22,000
5 quarters | 16 months | full-time workload | online or in Denver
For students who completed less than half of another portfolio program.
If you were about to enroll, just started, or completed under half the classes at another portfolio program that's struggling then it's proably time for a fresh start. But that can be a great thing! By starting fresh with DAD, you actually could finish before you would have at the other program while also saving a ton of money and ending up with a better portfolio in the end. You'll get a comprehensive advertising education that industry experts agree is better than other ad schools without the inflated tutition and irrelevant classes and pointless internship that they'd make you endure.
In 5 quarters with us you can expect:
A commitment of around 40 hours a week.
Work with partners and work solo.
The full slate of DAD classes including foundational discipline-focused classes, conceptual big idea classes, social media and PR stunt classes, and more.
A complete, agency-ready & DAD-quality portfolio.
An invite-only Zoom portfolio debut with top agencies from all over the country to showcase your work, presentation skills, and availability for fire.
Job placement assistance from our in-house recruiters.
This program is great for students who...
...have been accepted to start at another ad school.
— OR —
...are currently enrolled at another ad school but have not gotten far into the program.
and...
...need a stronger foundation before starting on conceptual campaigns and building a portfolio.
Get to higher ground
People over profit
The biggest reason to come to DAD is we're not going to screw you over. We won't close down unexpectedly. We won't overcharge you and underteach you. We will give you individualized attention and great critique because here we believe your portfolio is our portfolio and we're not in the business of putting out shitty portfolios.Same results for less
We've got all the same contacts that VCU Brandcenter or Miami Ad School does. So why pay them almost 2x as much to get the same thing you'd get here? In some cases, many of our students are even getting better jobs than their grads. In most cases, our students are getting the same calibur of agency job you'd expect to get coming out of those other big ad schools.
Quality over quantity
Unlike other ad schools, we don't let in everyone who applies. We only want people here who are as committed and talented as you are. We ask a lot of our students and push them hard with real, agency-level feedback, so we need everyone here to want to make the best work possible.Attend where you want
We don't have campus locations all over the country because this is the modern age and we don't need to. Our online program is the exact same as our in-person program, so you don't need to move here to attend DAD. Live wherever the hell you want while you're with us, we don't care.Proof of acceptance or enrollment at another ad school.
Provide a simple transcript or list of classes taken at your previous school.
Show examples of creative work made at your previous school.
Must be available for ~40hrs a week for classes, meetings, and individual work time. At DAD, we treat this like a full-time job.
We cannot offer visas to international students, however students in Canada and Mexico are accepted online.
Wanna talk some things through first before committing your time to DAD? We’re always happy to chat, just smash that link below and hit us up.
