Everyone says that the school makes no difference, but ultimately of course it does - is there difference in graduates between Oxford/Cambridge and an ex-Polytechnic - of course there is. At the end of the day, both have a piece of paper saying BSc/BA on it - but the actual quality of the qualification if hugely different. Airlines need to know, not only that u have the licence, but also the quality of the training - there is an old saying, and I have yet to find the exception - you get what you pay for!