Why anyone would encourage someone on a J1 visa to go to an all Schweizer school is beyond me- if the clock is ticking in the US for you to get flight hours after you get your ratings, then you need Robinson time to be able to get a job somewhere, if your own school doesn't hire you- (have a plan "B").
Remember- the airframe you choose to train in, is most likely the same airframe that you will be getting your first 1000 hours in- if you do it in a Bell 47, you had better have a Bell 47 job promised to you when you finish, because you won't be able to get a job teaching in a 300, R-22, or R-44. Don't limit your options. The Florida J1 school is great, but if you don't land a job with them, you are screwed- 90% of the schools in the US, and almost every low-time commercial job opportunity is in a Robinson R-22/R-44.
Insurance companies run this industry- Yeah, you might be a great guy with a great attitude, but nobody can hire you if you don't have the minimum airframe hours that the insurance company requires for the airframe that you will be teaching in. Good Luck!
