I feel very sorry for you guys, as it is hard to get a look in or exceed the standards of integrated students where there are people who are trained to the specifications of the airlines (integrated) who have had an intensive course and are drilled in the correct responses and techniques, but I think that new entrants need to realise that it is an investment, and that they should ensure that the training is appropriate to what is required by the airlines, not what is lowest cost at the time.
I can only suggest that you ensure that you keep up the quality flying in IR conditions or such, and keep plugging away, as even the BAs of the world have recruited from the modular ranks. It is not an old school tie world, but a complete meritocracy. Don't get disheartened, but use the experience in the non-jet world to your advantage as much as possible.