mmmm i just love the negativity around this place at the moment! i think we should start a new forum titled something along the lines of "Why you're stupid/deluded to apply to CTC/FTE/OAA etc", so that all those people who want to apply, but want someone else to tell them what to do, can get the advice they deserve.
Those people who have thought it through, properly, long and hard, should then be allowed to post on this forum, which i believe was originally set up to offer advice about the CTC selection process and the course thereafter.