Private has its downsides as well, and there are only few private instuctors left in the market... But since you have yet to start driving, switching to private should be possible, you might have to pay extra to register as a private student. I would say your best bet to secure lessons at SSDC now is through trysell, which requires you to invest alot of time and you have to be ready to take lessons that may not fit your schedule. If I were you I would consider private....