How long should I study for the FSO written test?
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How long should I study for the FSO written test?
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I am very interested in becoming a foreign service officer and would love to take the written test that is coming up in 2-3 weeks (I do not have much going on in my life right now other than my full-time job, so I could devote about 30-40 hours a week to it), but am not sure if that's enough time to prepare. Then again, I keep on hearing how it is a test "you have been studying for your whole life."
Point being, if all goes well (I get offered a job), that would take the process until around June 1 next year which would work perfect with my current life/work situation. But if I have to wait until the next set of written tests, it will take me until about Oct. 1 for the process to be finished, which could still work, but would not be preferred.
But I don't want to not pass the written test and then have to wait a whole additional year to even start the process again.
I'm a bright person with bachelor's and master's degrees, but need to improve my current events knowledge.
Advice?
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I appreciate your answers, but my main question is whether I should go all out for the test in a couple weeks because, if all goes well (I pass through every level and get offered a job), the timeline would work out for me a lot better than waiting until the next testing session. But I don't want to not pass the one in a couple weeks and then have to wait a whole additional year.
To be honest, after thinking about it the last couple days, I think I'm going to go all out studying for it the next couple weeks and see how comfortable I feel. That way I'll either be ready to take the test in a couple week or I will have a great start on studying for the tes in a few months.
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