Hey, I'm happy for you! I got my type the old fashioned way. Flew the airplane for a 121 carrier for a few thousand hours.

I was turned down by SWA, unfortunately.

Some of the folks I interviewed with who were also turned down were crestfallen because they had spent thousands of dollars on a quickie type-rating that was now essentially useless to them.

I'm glad I didn't spend any money on my type. (Although some might argue that the 3+ years I spent working for that major that I chose not to return to when recalled was worth far more than $10,000 that i'll never see again).