LMA Liverpool Acting

If you want to go into something like teaching, or management or some other profession where the degree subject studied doesn't matter then yes, a degree is a degree. For anything vocational such as acting or where you need good industry links then it matters VERY much where you study.
Acting is one of the hardest, most precarious professions andto give yourself the best chance you need to go to a highly respected, Spotlight accredited school usually a member of FDS or CDMT.

If you have a LIPA wait list, it may turn into an offer...

My gut feeling is that if you are good enough to get into LIPA (waiting list indicates that you are good enough they are just very oversubscribed) that you would be better off taking a gap year and applying again to a range of other institutions.

I'm absolutely panicking! I've applied for acting at LMA, have paid the deposit on my accom and have everything set to start in September. The online reviews I saw at first were mixed, which I assumed was to be expected of any uni but upon looking further they seem extremely negative. I want to be a professional actor and I'm now extremely worried that this is going to be a complete waste of money and time. I was rejected from LIPA (waiting list :/), but have a form to fill out for Trinity Dublin too. I had always thought a degree was a degree, the vibe at the open day was great but I'm majorly doubting myself now. What do I do????

Hi just as welconetotherock said if your good enough to get on the waitlist for lipa and your looking for professional acting I would not use 3 years on LMA.
Have you thought about applying to the schools that are still open like Arts Ed think you have a few days left, and Oxford school of drama. I think you would regret it and might find it really hard after graduation with LMA and you can’t get another degree funded once completed. You could always do an MA but my friend did an MA at Central and struggled to get signed after. She ended up doing a course at RADA to get more experience so it’s still risky.
If your worried about taking a gap year due to mentality maybe apply to some foundations too at least then your keeping busy on what you want to do. One of my friends might be applying cert he at Drama Studio London depending on her final recall so she can keep busy for the year. They’re still open for applications and It comes with accommodation it’s funded and an accredited school.