Originally Posted by njd1

Food for thought.

I don't know if SW does AQP initial but YX just got approved for it and word is classes after the first of the year will be AQP. That fact alone puts YX in the "first choices" category.

AQP goes a long way to reducing the risk of a training failure. It won't save you if you're 50 miles behind the airplane or you don't study, but it will save you in the event you have a bad day. And we all do, occasionally.

If I were you I'd call recruiting and push my class date until the first AQP initial class. Trust me when I say you don't want to take a traditional checkride if you can avoid it.