I saw that it could be and should be treated as a craft".[22] Harry Shifman, his sophomore year drama teacher at LaGuardia,[23] was so impressed by his audition that he insisted on Chalamet's acceptance into the school even though he had been rejected in the interview (due to his middle school record),[24] saying "I gave him the highest score I've ever given a kid auditioning."[25] He graduated in 2013, and starred in school musicals as Emcee in Cabaret and Oscar Lindquist in Sweet Charity.[26][27] He is also a YoungArts alumnus.[28]