Chris,
your original post was nothing if not a statement that the only schools worth considering are OAT and FTE. In your second post, you state that:
I have spoken to many, many people in the industry, pilots as well as educational and recruitment staff and i would argue that their [OAT's] boasts are justified
That, together with the tenor of your posts, suggested to me that you have been entirely convinced by the sales claims of these schools - and, in particular, OAT - that they have some kind of massive advantage over any other route.
In fact, had your research been somewhat more thorough, you would have discovered that the CTC Wings (modular) route statistically gives by far the best chance of airline employment for its students, and it costs rather less than OAT. Not only that, but you showed a willingness to be seduced by the Oxford halo that we have seen many, many, many times before here. Unfortunately, we have also seen many, many stories that give a somewhat different picture. You might care to look a few of them up. If they give you cause to look a little more carefully into your choices, then Pprune has done its job.
I have no problem with anyone who makes a careful study of all the options open to them and chooses an Oxford course in full knowledge of the reservations expressed by some who have been there, and with a healthy scepticism for OAT's occasionally creative attitude to claiming a hand in ex-students' subsequent employment. There are many good things about the school, but it is far from being head and shoulders above everyone else. The one area where it appears to have excelled is in its depiction of itself as the first choice of most airlines, and in convincing wannabes that OAT on the CV actually means anything.
As for your sensitivity about private schooling, beware of who you accuse of being ill-informed. As I said - far from ignoring you - come on, little fishy, the net is closing...!
Me a modular student? No, I'm afraid you're again well out. There's no secret about my history - it's covered briefly on my Profile, and in more detail in easily-found threads in this forum. Again, research is key - as I'm sure your financial coaches have been trying to convince you since you started in that field.
Scroggs