1. I register and confirm the date for the Foreign Service Officer Test.
2. I spend a couple weeks reviewing for the FSOT. I’m thinking…
3. It’s FSOT Day. I arrive at the testing center. No, really…
4. I sit down at a computer.
5. I take the Job Knowledge Section and feel like…
6. I take the English Language and Usage Section…
7. I take the Biographical Information Section. Questions about me?
8. I get to the Essay Section.
9. Are they really asking about this?
10. I finish my essay as time runs out. I walk out like…
11. A few weeks later, the U.S. State Department is like…
12. My immediate reaction…