Tim,
Sounds like you got yourself set up. btw, did you end up going to embry-riddle? i am considering this as one of my options as well. you know with the student visa these days for international students to the US, it just seems near impossible to get any sort of education done there.
btw, did you have to obtain a TSA clearance.. how dya go bout doing that anyway? im sure they asked for it.
anyway, good luck at cx and/or dragon.