FSO

After two weeks of intense study and even more weeks of worrying, I took the FSO (Foreign Service Officer) Exam on Monday October 5th. This was the first step towards my dream of working for the State Department.
The State Department is crafty. They want to scare you pantless suggesting all the subjects you should be familiar with. The site tells you (more intelligently) that you will be tested on everything that ever happened in the history of ever. And yet I know I would never be asked about cartoons and comic books, which is knowledge discrimination. If you want to impress a Japanese official, you should know something about ガンダムor at least Miyazaki.
Despite these psychological attacks, I still took it. To my surprise, it was easier than I expected. Granted I took LSAT tests and exercises for two weeks.
Now I play the waiting game, 3-5 weeks to hear if I passed the test or not.