Originally Posted by Vee One...Rotate
Assessment processes are fine and are important as regards gauging future success but to be expected to pay for one at a commercial school where you're, presumably, considering being a paying customer is a bit cheeky.
Perhaps it is a way of "clearing out" the people that are not serious about their flying training and just want something to do for 2 days, especially at someone else’s expense?
Originally Posted by Vee One...Rotate
To get into university you have your qualifications/experience and no doubt one or more interviews. Job done. No cash exchanging hands - except maybe travel and accommodation - certainly nothing for the actual process.
When I applied to University last year, through UCAS (the only way now) I had to pay for the application process, granted I think it was only £15 (not £195 as for the OAT SA), but I had to pay none the less.
Jonathan