Thank you everyone for your answers, very helpful. I received the quote from Tayside and it is pretty much the same price as ACS. Around 9k including the 9 ground tests with an estimate of 45 hours. I am budgeting for 55 hours anyways.
DB6: Great insight. It sounds daunting yet exciting to learn in a commercial airport.
bingofuel: I wish I could, but I am an international student.
fitliker: glad that you had a good experience at Tayside. Any online resources or DVDs you would recommend to get started with?
kaykay: I looked at Glenrothes as well. Looks like a wonderful and friendly place. They only have two instructors currently so I wonder if their more limited availability will fit my variable student schedule. It is also impossible to reach by public transport as opposed to Dundee.
All things being equal, I lean towards Dundee. Proximity and public transport is a big plus.