FSOT Results

I got my results from the FSOT today, sadly I did not make it to the next part of the process.  I needed a 154, but I only got a 145

Here is what the letter said:


To advance to the next step of the Foreign Service Officer selection process, the Qualifications
Evaluation Panel (QEP) review, applicants must have acheived a score of 154 or above on the
multiple-choice components of the FSOT and an essay score of at least 6 on a 12-point scale. Essays
were scored for those candidates who received at least a 154 or above on the multiple-choice section.

There were three parts to the multiple-choice section. You scored as follows:

Job Knowledge: 41.34
Biographic Information: 52.06
English Expression: 52.30
Multiple-Choice Total: 145.70

So close yet so far...

I guess I'll have to wait til next year to take it again...

FSOT

Today I took the FSOT, it was ok... There were a bunch of tricky questions - So while I didn't study as much as I would've liked... the ones I was confused about were things I would not have known or studied anyways.

For instance, something to the effect of "What African tribes caused the Rwanda genocide?"  The answer was Hutu and Tutsis.

Then there were questions like "what is babelfish used for?" and "what the iron curtain symbolize?"

And a bunch of random things like that.

The essay question was basically to what extent can we enfringe on privacy rights for national security.

The test was so fast, I was in and out in just 3 hours.

Linear Test

Today I had my linear test. It was suprisingly not as hard as I thought it would be! :)