ATP is a great school. My best guess is that many negative responses are from those who did not have the drive and motivation to be successful. It is a six month program from zero time. Currently, I am on track for about 7 months due to poor weather in Tampa. ATP provides the tools (Instructors, Student Extranet, Online modules, etc) for anyone to succeed.. With this said, it is a very fast paced program that will require discipline. You MUST study daily, at least for a few hours to build up knowledge and skill. Overall, I don't think you will find anything comparable to ATP... Many programs look good, but if you can stay disciplined and follow ATP's structure/syllabus, you will be far ahead of the game.