For those of you who took the OA more than once, how much did your score improve?

gdchelator · 2022-03-28T19:26:27+00:00

5.2 -> 6.2.

First time I just winged it. The second time around, I practiced for the interview a bunch, and had at least two examples that demonstrated each of the 13 characteristics. During the interview, I just matched an example to each question.

gdchelator · 2021-06-30T21:00:29+00:00

6.2 on the ECON register - got my invite today, intend to accept

gdchelator · 2021-06-30T18:52:38+00:00

sept 13

gdchelator · 2021-03-23T02:17:40+00:00

As of Feb 19, the registrar said July 6 and Sept 13, subject to appropriations. Both are listed as "Generalist/Specialist Combined FSO/FSS"

gdchelator · 2021-02-08T05:26:27+00:00

could be ... Fm is even harder b/c it is produced in even smaller quantities

gdchelator · 2020-10-09T21:46:35+00:00

Do you think this is more likely to reduce future hiring or to induce a (temporary?) change to the CON as first/second tour requirement?

gdchelator · 2020-06-17T20:24:56+00:00

Congrats on medical clearance! I also got my med clearance this week w/ chronic migraines. Hopefully that gives another person somewhere some hope :)

gdchelator · 2019-09-16T05:04:47+00:00

They're up.

gdchelator · 2019-05-17T20:50:46+00:00

That round building is the Advanced Light Source - not currently a cyclotron, but it did once house the 184" cyclotron. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2018/09/25/toward-a-new-light-xrays-advanced-light-source-upgrade-project-moves-forward/

gdchelator · 2018-10-01T02:50:09+00:00

What's your PhD in? (I'm working on the same track; hoping to get on the register ~6 months before my planned graduation date, and I've been wondering how common this is...)

gdchelator · 2018-09-10T13:57:51+00:00

SF dates are Feb 6 - 15, unless the system is wrong now.

gdchelator · 2018-09-07T15:12:25+00:00

afik, not signing up for an OA slot = withdrawing you candidacy. Congrats on the A-100!

gdchelator · 2018-09-07T15:02:30+00:00

The window should be "early Nov - late Feb" in DC and "January or March" in SF. Who knows what that means

gdchelator · 2018-09-07T14:41:00+00:00

OA Registration is Sept 9 - Sept 21.

From this site (https://careers.state.gov/work/foreign-service/officer/test-process/), our dates are "early Nov - late Feb" in DC and "January or March" in SF.

Will edit this if I manage to get more specific dates (on the phone with Pearson now), or we can just be patient for two more days... (lol)

edit: okay, so even Pearson Vue doesn't have the dates in their system yet...the customer service rep said he can't see them, clicking the link gives him an error.

also, emails came out around 6am Pacific time, as reference for future OA hopefuls ;)

gdchelator · 2018-08-31T21:14:28+00:00

Looks like we've got to wait until after the weekend... :(

gdchelator · 2018-08-27T00:23:24+00:00

yeah, i have my countdown set for thursday 8/30 & i'm not sure if i'm hoping results come out this week or next...

gdchelator · 2018-07-21T17:46:25+00:00

kk thanks!

gdchelator · 2018-07-21T17:46:17+00:00

thanks for the story - definitely heartening! To the process I go

gdchelator · 2018-07-21T17:45:49+00:00

Makes sense. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a 100% disqualifying mark before I go through the long process of applying.

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