Yeah they still do give seniority for doing well at Dartmouth. I got 6 months ... which is quite a bit of dosh actually! I spent it wisely down at the Castle in the town .. or was is the Darmouth Arms ... too pissed to remember!
I left Dartmouth in '97 ... it used to be discouraged to try fixed wing in the FAA but now it's actively encouraged ...
Sagey i'll be happy to answer any direct questions you want mate ... if you want my advice join to be a pilot and nothing else ... maybe i'm just a control freak!!!!!
As for the gym tasks ... say the following "My plan is to get from platform A to platform B (and back again) and this is how we're going to do it ... our alotted time is X mins ... any questions? no then lets get started!" Memorise this saying mate ... say it loudly with conviction and you can **** up the actual exercise in spades and still pass with flying colours .. beleive me i ****ed it huge!
Hope this helps mate?