Since the offer letters started going out, the 146th A-100 class welcoming committee put together an online group so the incoming 148th can ask questions. If it’s possible, I think I am even more excited to join the Foreign Service! Continue reading ‘Counting down the days’
Monthly Archive for July, 2009
After waiting the last few days on pins and needles, I got my official offer letter today for the September A-100 class. Although I was told deferring a class would not be a problem, it didn’t quite feel like a done deal until I got the letter. I was getting a little anxious since my current employer has just begun accepting resumes for my position. I was a bit nervous about not having the offer in my hands so I accepted about 2 minutes after I received it and was thanked for my “quick response.” I may have been a little over-eager to accept… 
I had to follow up accepting the offer with dropping out of my graduate program. Considering all the time I spent applying and hoping to get in, I never thought I would be so happy to leave. It’s for a good reason though! I’m lucky though the hiring surge has resulted candidates getting offers almost immediately after clearing final suitability. I was supposed to start the grad program next month; it would have been more difficult to drop after I had begun the program. Since I hadn’t started, it wasn’t much of an agonizing decision to make. Now I’m off to New York to visit my sister and some friends and of course, to celebrate!
I suppose summing up the road thus far is as good a way to begin as any. A little over a year I took the Foreign Service Officer’s Test. Those that know me, know this wasn’t my first attempt at wrangling the dreaded FSOT. I first took the exam in 2003, 2 months before I graduated college. Being a college senior I was completely full of myself and convinced I had at least the written exam in the bag. I of course failed the essay (the part I didn’t study for), which was probably a much-needed blow to my ego. It’s good to get knocked down a peg or two periodically, builds character. In 2005 my ego had recovered enough to give it another go. Apparently I needed more character though because this time I failed the multi-guess, serves me right for not studying a lick. Continue reading ‘Hello World! (The obligatory first post)’
