I like Wild's comment above here. In a nutshell, all students should be researching the heck out of the schools that they have in mind before becoming a student there - whether it be a small mom/pop FBO or the big flight school/university down the road... There WILL be advantages and disadvantages to each one. There also WILL be positive and negative feedback on ALL flight schools, large and small... If a student does not research the school that they choose to learn to fly, then I hope that they know what they are getting themselves into and hope that they get what they are told to get.