anto125;
I find this review really honest and helpful. I'm from Uruguay but have got a Polish passport (never spoken a word of Polish in my life) and recently I've gone to FTE Jerez and passed their assessment in June. Now I'm considering whether going for Bartolini instead is a better choice since the price difference is huge but the value does seem to be there. Of course FTE has it going with a number of airlines and paying extra for the brand name and quality of instruction is tempting, but I've got the experience of getting a PPL in Uruguay, which is basically the same environment as you described when studying at Bartolini. Also, I'm expecting to start courses in FTE around New Years, but I feel if I choose to go to Poland I'll have to expect to start around this time next year.
I feel these two schools are two different worlds altogether, guess I'll gave to think it through well.