LMA and LIPA reviews

Hello, i am currently deciding on universities id like to apply for, for 2026. Does anyone have any honest reviews on LMA in liverpool and/ or LMA in general or LIPA! Thankyou in advance.

What courses are you looking at because that makes a difference? Some institutions have a better reputation for one course but not another. Generally speaking, and certainly for Acting and MT, LIPA is better known and is also a member of FDS whilst LMA is not a member of FDS or CDMT. (I have not heard of LMA but then my knowledge is in Acting courses and they may have a reputation in other areas.)
If you share a little more detail, I am sure there will be people on this forum who can offer specific advice.

Hello, thank you for your help! I am looking to do either Acting or Musical Theatre. Also could you explain what FDS or CDMT is i have never heard of it before.

FDS is the Federation of Drama Schools: https://www.federationofdramaschools.co.uk
CDMT is The Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre: https://cdmt.org.uk
Conservatoires are signed up with these organisations which means they have achieved a certain level of quality when it comes to professional training in Acting and MT. When you click on the schools listed with then you will see some very well known and very well respected drama, dance and MT schools, from RADA and ArtsEd (FDS) to Mountview and English National Ballet School (CDMT).
There are some places out there that are not particularly scrupulous and happy to take people's money without providing the quality and rigour in their training that is required by industry. The industry is already insanely competitive so the last thing you want to do is spend 3 years training somewhere only to find that it is not respected in the industry and you cannot work. Do your homework and use the FDS and CDMT as the starting point for your research into the different drama schools. It will also allow you to see the what their alumni are doing and the application process (audition requirements: number of monologues, modern and Shakespeare etc.).
Also, I am sure that you have been told how difficult it is to get into drama school. For example: LAMDA has 30 places on its BA Professional Acting course but receives well over 3,500 applications for this course alone every year, that is less than a 1% acceptance rate. Whereas Urdang get 2,000 applicants for 150 places on the BA MT course, so their acceptance rate is 8%.
There is a really useful book that goes through all of this, I will see if I can find it. If I do, I will post it here.

Honest reviews of LMA tend to be removed from websites, presumably at their request.

Honest reviews of LMA tend to be removed from websites, presumably at their request.