Tell them to stick it, and head off to the sandpit, failing that, I'd take the 737 purely on the basis that it is a far more marketable qualification
Re the above advice on type selection, the following advice from a pilot currently flying in SE Asia on the subject of the most handy type rating for those intending to choose between Boeing and Airbus:
"My advice is forget the 737 rating and go straight to A320. I know for a fact that Tiger and Jet Star Asia in Singapore are looking - as well as Silk Air...Air Asia will take you if A320 but expect terrible money...In Asia the A320 goes further than a B737. Air Asia has ordered 100 and Jetstar, Silk and Tiger in Singapore all fly them....plus China and India have orders in...and the rating is better when it comes to A330, 340 and 380 whereas the Boeing is only good for the aircraft."