I agree the FAA oral is very difficult, I failed as the examiner asked for seriously hard questions which related to the atpl test! Also the school i was with was very difficult to deal with, no class room trainning except for a very helpful instructor that i befreinded! All on video which is hard to grasp.....do not go anywhere near ft.pierce Tradewinds, money grabbing owner and useless at keeping at tab on flying times and invoices.
stay on the ball with costs, they will try and over charge, be careful.
I am going to do the JAR PPL in uk now as i can fly well, but need exams. Did 58 hrs in florida. I think it as cheap now to do it in the uk if you pick your school well. Good luck and enjoy it, if you need books i am selling mine and they are all 2008 current let me know.