My two cents, where ever you go to flight school make sure they are teaching you to become a good pilot with good aeronautical decision making skills, not just teach to the test. Maybe watch them teach or even better, ride in the back seat during a lesson and see them in action. I have experience at ATP (for my CFII and MEI) and they only taught to test. I graduated from ERAU and they were not much better. I taught at a flight academy (not ERAU) and 95% of the instructors taught ONLY the test. The place were I really learned to fly was at a local, Part 141, FBO school (I received my CFI with them). To make a long story short, don't disregard your local flight schools.

I have said it in different threads, however I think it bares repeating. Over the past couple of year, commercial aviation accidents have been caused by pilots not being able to recovery from private pilot level maneuvers (stalls and low airspeed recovery). Which to me reflects back on what they learned and how they were taught during that rating.

Just some thoughts. Hope it helps a little.