Humbly,
Spot on. The only ones who were advantaged are the guys/girls who went on to instruct and didn't need to pay for the 50 hours multi for the META.
Doing your CPL test in a multi is a waste of time and money for most people. OAA a few years ago tried to get students to take the MECIR test in a King Air! They are just there to squeeze every cent out of you that they can.