Give yourself time before the program by learning all of the written material before you start. Take the King video courses. Go to
this site and 'rent' them.
That is what I did.
Give yourself a head start. Once you pick a start date, make sure it is a month or better in the future, as you'll have a 45 page supplement and a 3/4" thick Seminole ref to REALLY know. FYI: They send you every PTS, Oral Exam Guide, three deceptively plain (they're quite good) Flying Manuals from the FAA, the Gleim books, and an Instrument/Commercial Jepp book when you plunk down the deposit.
Steve: Well, Redbird isn't for me. I don't have the time to sit and wait...and wait... so I got a pair of LORs and sent them with my rez on Saturday. Got hired Thursday. Report next Thursday.
I'm gonna miss my baby, but I'll be back. (I've really, really missed ATP. Glad to be back with them.)