surely you're not suggesting that their criteria is 'dodgy'
The OAA selection in itself is not dodgy, but it's worth mentioning that OAA are simply a customer of GAA at this point, and prospective students are not completely experiencing what they would if they were going through OAA's selection process back in the UK. The fact that nobody was given debriefs or feedback is one example.
GAA are still involved in the selection process, albeit with some help from OAA.
This is what it says on the OAA website re selection tests which
YOU pay for:
"On completion of the process, all candidates are given a comprehensive and open review of their results. Those who do not meet the required standard and for whom airline pilot training would be considered inappropriate, will be counselled accordingly."
UPDATE: I have emailed Annie Shagra at GAA and I have invited her to respond to some of the issues raised on this forum.