So... slight annoyance. I took the new and revamped Foreign Service Officer test the first time I could feasibly take it in December. We were supposed to receive results early this week. However, I received word from someone on the message board I belong to that the results won't be available until March 17. So, more waiting. I'm told this is an implied factor of the test - the patience and perseverance it takes simply to get through the entire process.
I figure it takes the average candidate 3-5 tries to get in. I'll give it five tries and if it's still a no go, I'll know it's time to give up. In the meantime, I'll continue as I am, making money to pay off debts so that I can make a decision about my future without my debts making up the largest portion of my decision-making pie chart.
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“Authentic treachery is found when we abandon ourselves, becoming deaf to the whispers of our spirits and blind to the powerful potential therein." -Joaquin Mariel Espinosa
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I met the US ambassador to France many years ago and he recommended that me and my colleagues take this exam. He said the best way to study for it was to read a year of the Economist Magazine.
Back when I took the test, State magazine featured a guy who took the test TEN times before he got it. So if the service is really what you want, don't set arbitrary limits. Keep living your life and keep trying.
Good luck!
I did try reading Economist from cover to cover a couple times. It is an arduous undertaking. :) Yeah, that's mainly the written test, Jeopardy test some call it. I guess the first thing I'm doing if I find out on March 17 that I didn't pass is ordering a subscription to the Economist and buckling down. :D
Digger, thanks for your encouragement. I do hope it doesn't take ten times, though! I don't know if I have that in me. :)
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