My only issue for my D with AMDA was the fact that it is wildly expensive, not sure about accreditation if she decides to pursue a Master’s and less than ideal living situations both at the LA and NYC campuses. Also, they are not as discriminating and take very large numbers of students which affects class sizes and performance opportunities. She has a close friend at AMDA in LA and he is thriving there - absolutely loves it and it is a great fit for him although funding it has created issues for his family. Like most programs, you sometime get back what you put in but he has commented that it is often apparent who the cream of the crop are in terms of natural talent and they get the bulk of the attention from instructors. However, this young man is very talented and who knows what will happen? Lots of successful working performers seems to emerge from their program and almost every show I attend has an AMDA grad on the Playbill so they are clearly doing something right, even if it is just taking a high volume students to assure a cadre of working grads. It isn’t for everyone and it wasn’t a fit for my daughter, but I would say they are clearly a good fit for some and provide good training for many students.