Unless I have missed the point here, surely the point of this thread at the outset was about a bit of a scam being found out.
It was not about a business making money or a school encouraging a keen prospective student. These things are or should go without saying.
From what I gather, OATS are implying that based on the test results, a student who has not made the grade on BM's aptitude test, still has what it takes to be a pilot.
I have always taken the entry requirements to a school with a pinch of salt ( I must say BAe did insist on proof of my qualifications atleast )but this issue is about misleading. Being told that you have what it takes based on those tests when you haven't shown up or before you show up would be plainly dishonest.
In OATS defence, I would hope that these invitations are not based on the Tests but are based on OATS meeting or even interviewing the candidate at some point prior. If this is the case, then as someone who can not claim to be an academic genius, simply someone passionate about flying with a life long dream (in a holding pattern for thirteen years)then I would have to encourage this attitude.
Hopefully, someone can clear this up, because in my view, there is quite a serious difference in these two possibilities.