Which FTO was it Jau ?
If other people are being told same then you really are entitled for the statements to be quantified. Write to them and ask for it in writing. Bet you don't get the same direct answers then !
Suggest you go back to them and ask them for some hard numbers on placements, graduates, job placements (not just , how many this year, but the ones placed this year are grads from when etc) and not to mention backing up what you were told.
A real important one is on the flying side of things. Student to instructor ratios and expected hours per week etc. These are the sort of things that could set you back at any FTO and if you get set you back due to any other reason than weather then something is wrong. You will incur more living costs (.e.g rent) whilst getting your training completed, not to mention climb the wall if you don't get regular sorties.
As the other threads say I would if I was you visit as many FTO's, as possible and speak to the other customers (often referred to as students, no longer customers ). You don't need to make an appointment at many of them, just arrange to go up there around lunch time and have a chat with handfuls of students that have been around there a while. You will get a true picture rather than a sales pitch .
Best of luck