Originally Posted by
PelicanSquawk
I am currently doing my ATPL exams, and am starting to think about choosing a school.
Choosing a school for what buddy? Full fATPL? PPL? CPL? MEIR?
Anyway, if you can, ALWAYS visit the school. You're about to drop an enormous wad of cash for your training so you want to make sure you feel comfortable in that training environment, the fleet are good, the instructors are knowledgeable etc. I visited about 4 before making my choice. Also sounds like your pretty flexible on location. Take some time additionally to explore the surrounding areas/towns/cities to make sure there is things to see/do on your days off. Or at the very least a decent pub...
I'd narrow your shortlist down to 2/3 tops based on budget and geography, and make a point of visiting at least 2. All the schools will deliver the same training on the surface of it, but you wont know whats going to suit you best until you visit them in person.