Originally Posted by rickair7777

Unless you have unlimited financial resources, make sure your school allows you to focus on the training required for your FAA ratings and doesn't force you to buy extra training like airline ops or jet training. That kind of stuff is not necessary but will cost a great deal.

You can get it all done for $30-35K at your local small airport, so if you are going to pay much more than that, you really need to understand WHY? and there had better be a really good reason (ie guaranteed job as a 747 or space-shuttle commander).