GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Colorado Mesa University's newest ad has caught national attention.

CMU's newest ad campaign takes you to the fictional Featherstone University.

Katlin Birdsall, assistant vice president of marketing and communications, says the ad follows a student on tour at the university.

"At first they're definitely intrigued because it's this beautiful campus. But as they start going on the tour, they start to realize this is not for them. You know, there's a woman riding a horse, there's students drinking champagne… And so our hero really starts to realize, like, this is not the institution for me. Towards the end, this voice comes on and says, 'Looking for something more real? Come to Colorado Mesa University,'" said Birdsall.

Birdsall says the campaign has been i

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