LaGuardia High School - New York, New York

Jorge I. Z. V.

Exelente

Theresa I.

I’m only going to the 8th grade but I know that this is a very great school because I dance with one of the boys who just graduated from here and every Saturday when we meet for rehearsal he’s always talking about it. I remember four years ago when I was 9 and he was 13 and we were learning a duet when his mom called and told him that he got accepted not only was he excited but so was I and as the years went on not only did he get better at dancing he got scouted which made me smile and cry at the same time because now he’s gone. But I can’t wait to audition this year but not even for dance but also for drama, vocals, and the violin. Quick tip for anyone who wants to audition make sure you audition for more than one talent if you can because what if you audition for art and vocals but they don’t like your art but they might like your singing so I hope that was useful. Good luck to everyone who’s auditioning this year.☺️

Update!!!
I just got into LaGuardia for vocals, I’m so excited to start next school year. Just wanted to say congrats to everyone who auditioned and got in, even if you didn’t get in you still had the guts to audition so great job.

Crystal S.

This school is a stuck up pretentious school. Even if you don't do well in the auditions I don't see a reason to turn down someone willing to try to learn and get better. I was surprised when I auditioned this one kid named Brandon who was Dominican wasn't accepted but ended up in school with me which was next door in hsaii... and he was actually really talented and everything too.

Natalie A.

Decided to give a review for those future parents that will be bringing their kid to LaGuardia High School for auditions. So parking in this area is extremely difficult, therefore come early! If you do you may be lucky enough to get a spot on the street and feed meter every 2 hours, this is convenient for those with only 1 studio (auditioning for just 1) however, for those auditioning for 2 or more of you don’t find street parking you could find a reasonable public parking lot on 60 street between Amsterdam and West End. A bit of a walk but not so bad. My main reason for the review is because while I was waiting for my daughter to finish auditions I realized that maybe I could saved the $15 in Public parking lot and just doubled park until she called me to say she was done and then come in to get her. But if you are like me, that’s needs to see his/her immediate reaction after auditions & want peace of mind not going out every 2 hours to feed the meter .. You may just do the $15 .. Lol

FYI
1 studio could be between 1-3 hours at most 2/3 studios can be about 3-6 hours long

Good luck !!

Cristal G.

I LOVE the school! I'm an incoming sophomore here- instrumental major. (: the students are so friendly, creative and of course talented! The school is also amazing, and challenging. It really gets us to work hard in our academics while excelling in our majors as well. (The "Fame" school)👌😊

Ben S.

This WAS my first choice of high schools when it came to what I wanted to study. I'm from Brooklyn originally, and I auditioned for LaGuardia; and it was ABSOLUTELY my top choice for high school

At the time my family and I were still living abroad in the UK, (in London), and I'd been attending the equivalent of my "junior high school" years there: 6th, 7th & 8th forms (or grades) and so I had to fly back from London home to NYC to do my LaGuardia audition.

This was during the 1986/1987 academic year, for entrance into LaGuardia for the 1987/1988 academic year, when I would be an entering freshman. In the end, LaGuardia wait listed me and I had to attend Edward R. Murrow High School (my second choice after LaGuardia) out in Brooklyn, which also has strong Performing Arts and Music Programs, but it's NOT LaGuardia.

LaGuardia would have automatically upped my chances & gotten me into more "upper tier" colleges and Ivy League Universities as an undergrad (including increasing my chances at Juilliard probably) however, settling on Murrow in the end wasn't completely terrible, although I was 💔😭 that LaGuardia hadn't accepted me. And I had VERY MUCH wanted to go to high school in Manhattan, rather than in Brooklyn. I made do in the end, but LaGuardia was DEFINITELY my top high school choice.

Milosys B.

We had initial great experiences during the audition process. Some wonderful people moved mountains to get our child an audition. The physical facility gets an B-, the teaching staff get an A+. Needless to say the school did not accept our child, who now has appeared at various artists conventions, etc, has art appearing on movie posters, album covers, novel covers, and mentors socio-economically challenged young artists, etc. Lesson: No matter what the outcome of an audition, if you're serious, then keep pushing forward with your career.

Yin S.

I just got a notification telling me I haven't been accepted to LaGuardia again. My average was a 92, my audition was good in my opinion... (I attempted to get into LaGuardia for the 9th grade and most recently for the tenth. I prepared to perfection for visual arts this year). At this point many agree with me that this school must be looking for something that isn't skill, but good test takers. I have to admit, my test scores were in the "2" zone, so was the rest of the 69 percent of kids in NYC. But this is the school of arts, not Brooklyn Tech.

This school is GOOD (Like 5 star good). Dont get me wrong, but they're accepting too many people with high scores on their tests and not kids with artistic skill. I am currently fighting my way for justice for all talented kids being deprived from this opportunity. (And I heard things used to be better before 2013, unfortunately I had to audition after that golden age.