It is a widely known fact that if you do your training with Bartolini, AFTA or Aviomar and then do your APS-MCC with Virtual Aviation , you will have an advantage over a normal modular student during the selection process. If you don't mess it up in the sim or at the interview you are pretty much in. If you get in the mentored program and you perform with average good results, they know you are a trainable person.