Unfortunately Rick that's not what they want to hear.. These guys want the schools with uniforms, big promises, and you hit the nail on the head-Glossy brochures.
It really amazes me what their training priorities really are. I'm going on my 3rd year as an Instructor, at a 141 school with no uniforms and 2000 plus hour instructors, and I just don't see the level of enthusiasm in theses kids that I had when I was training years ago.
Sorry to get off task, but those thing really bother me for this industry. To answer the original post, You probably will end up going to DCA no matter what these experienced guy/gals on this forum say to you because it's not what you want to hear! It should be about quality training with experienced instructors while continuing to be employed. Oh, I'm sure they would let you wear a uniform if you asked!!