They do make you believe there is a remote chance that they can offer you something they NEVER will.
"Bealzebub" - When they say no other school can, but we (Delta) - because of our reputation might be able to! It gives a person false hope, that will never materialize. And when they got your dollars, they won't care whatever they told you in advance.
Read OP, said he was promised an interview! This would give the OP a glimmer of hope, this is the false promise, to say that NOBODY (no other flight school) else can give him this, because they are no longer able to. (because of new visa restrictions)
The OP is seeking advice and opinions on this forum, that I assume is one of the ways the OP is finding out about the company and the product they are offering. I am simply saying I would not get my hopes up one second to believe that he will have a job with the school after he finishes, unless he takes the degree course. And also then most likely he would probably need to work for free as an instructor while taking his degree.
Delta gives leading information of why they are so great, but some of the information is misleading!
Besides being over priced, the sales reps from Delta was fairly arrogant and full of themselves. $80.000 - $90.000 for a full course! Madness!!! Not only was they arrogant, but really amateurs coming unprepared for their failed sales pitch.
Imagine coming to a full time ATPL theory course, and not knowing that all the pilots already had their PPL! Then start talking about how good FAA pilots was compared to JAA pilots!
When asked direct questions about the instructor jobs, they avoided a direct clear answer - however everyone on these forums knows that instructing in the US is not easy now, with so many unemployed pilots - US pilots will always have priority unless its JAA training.
Then they started talking about that maybe maybe next few months, there would be a visa so foreigners could stay and instruct for 12 - 18 months, and because of their government connection, they would be the first to be approved.
However with todays internet information we all can find out that this is all BS by Delta flight school, however for someone who believes in the dream, it takes time and effort to investigate these things, and it is not always easy to find an easy answer. Fact is easy though - instructing for long period in the USA is not easy anymore, regardless of what any flight school will tell you. Unless of course you work for free, opps. you can not get housing or food either, as this is considered as pay! So it ends up P2F - if you actually get some offer, hmm. legally!
Supply and demand, the only 100% promise Delta gave, was that in a degree program, you would have a visa that would allow you to instruct with them, if they needed you and wanted you - which according to another previous student there from Italy was highly unlikely in the current climate of employment!
My message refers to the OP, not saying Delta is bad, just don't like companies that belittle other's, and make themselves look like they are the great industry standard for aviation in the USA - because they claim to be connected to Delta Airlines. Unless you are a US citizen being connected to Delta Airlines means 0 -
Colgan Airlines is also connected to Delta Airlines, and we all saw their training standards and crew treatment standards, and the results of these standards. So the association itself does not mean much, as no foreigner is ever considered for Delta Airlines, unless he becomes US citizen or gets a green card.
Delta flight school uses the name/brand and association they have with Delta Airlines, to give confidence for students to choose them - however Delta flight school is NOT Delta Airlines, Colgan Air is NOT Delta Airlines.