PROGRAM INFORMATION

This is a post-secondary program. We encourage applications from any student completing their senior year of high school, or over 18, though there is no specific age requirement. We also accept transfer applications from students currently in a BFA or other training program. There is no academic requirement (GPA, testing, etc.) We simply require all students to be passionate about their art and committed to participating in a community dedicated to intensive training in that art.

We do not currently offer a student visa option for international students.

In extremely unusual circumstances, we have admitted younger students with exceptional talent.

You may choose to audition in-person or online. We follow a rolling audition schedule that opens in September and continues until the incoming class is full. All auditions require:

• Headshot
• Resume
• Letter of performance recommendation
• Letter of academic/character recommendation
• Application fee of $80

We host on-campus auditions at our studios in New York and we travel around the country for industry events. The full schedule and sign-up can be found in our Portal once you begin an application. For students who audition in-person, you will be asked to:

• introduce yourself and your goals
• sing 2 contrasting 32-bar cuts
• participate in a dance call

For students who audition online, you'll need to submit:

• 2 singing videos
• 1+ dance videos
• 1 wildcard video (optional)

Our tuition is $15,000 / semester. This is inclusive of all fees and other charges payable to IAMT, but does not include housing. Many students receive talent-based scholarships which can reduce their tuition costs. This is determined through the audition process.

Please note that our program does not qualify for traditional student financial aid.

While enrolled, we do offer a choice of payments plans:

• Semester payments - full tuition is due at the beginning of each semester
• Monthly payments - tuition is split evenly over each month you are enrolled

We do not offer dorm-style housing. Students typically find apartments near IAMT in Washington Heights or elsewhere in NYC or New Jersey so that the studios are accessible by subway. We partner with a handful apartment brokers to provide students with suitable accommodations to match their budget.

We also help connect students who are looking for roommates to decrease housing costs. You can expect to pay between $800 to $2000 per month for housing, depending on location, number of roommates, and level of amenities.

In a traditional 4-year BFA program, students will typically participate in a senior showcase which, depending on the reputation of the institution, might be attended by a handful of managers agents and casting directors. Those students will have at most a couple of numbers (and some might only have a couple of lines) to make an impression.

We do things differently at IAMT.

Our second-year students participate in what we call Agent April. Every day in the month of April, we bring in a different talent agent or manager who auditions our entire graduating class. That gives our students dozens of chances to refine their audition performances, make an impression on potential representation and launch the next step in their career.

IAMT is happy to review transfer applicants. We've successfully accepted students from traditional BFA programs, other conservatories, and non-traditional paths.

Our application process is not significantly different for transfer students though we will expect to hear what you are looking for in IAMT that you haven't found in your current journey. You can address that in a video or an email to our admissions team.

Note that since we do not award academic credits or a degree, we don't need to review your transcript.

IAMT is not accredited. We have made the intentional decision to avoid accreditation because we do not offer a degree (though we do give graduates a Certificate of Completion). We have considered the implications of looking more like "traditional" education, but it would not only increase the cost of the program, but also reduce the number of hours we would be able to devote to training.

We understand that many students want to purse performing arts training while also obtaining a bachelor's degree. That is not our approach. We cater to the students who cannot imagine pursing anything other than their training and career.

Consider, a top-rated 4-year BFA program could cost almost $500,000 after all expenses are included. And it's only after paying that amount that you can begin your career, probably after moving to New York and starting your networking from scratch.

At IAMT, on the other hand, in one year and for $30,000, you will be able to determine whether you have the potential to succeed in this industry, and even more importantly, whether you truly want to.