#fsot

The reading list is long, and for some people it may be too much to remember all at once. Sometimes you’re tired and you just want to turn on Netflix? But why does that mean that you can’t learn?

The Most Effective:

CNN Decades Documentaries (Netflix): These cover international issues, US politics, US history, and culture during 3 decades.

-Sixties

-Seventies

-Eighties

History Channel’s “Presidents” Documentary

There’s a playlist on Youtube 

Guns, Germs & Steel: This is the documentary for one of the books on the suggested reading list.

I’ve found 3 parts on Youtube.

For Fun:

Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown”

Since it’s a food show, it doesn’t actually give any particular information, but he does some historical background on the places he visits and introduces us to new countries, languages, and cultures.

Madame Secretary

Hi! I am in desperate need for money in order to take the FSOT (Foreign Service Officer Test)  which I am in dire need of materials for. Unfortunately all decent study materials cost money I currently do not have. Therefore I am opening Tarot readings in order to raise some money. If you have any questions or are interested in having a reading please contact me by commenting down below or via messages.

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A common FSOT math question: Compound Percentages

1. Find 20% of 1500. (300)

2. Subtract that from the original price. (1500-300=1200)

3. Find 15% of the SALE PRICE, which is 1200. (800)

4. Subtract that from the sale price (1200-800=1020)

The essay section was a mess, I don't know if it's because I was taking it online or what, but there was a lag between my typing and the words showing up in the text box so I kept having to wait for the words on the screen to catch up with me. If I got too far ahead the letters would start to jumble and I would just get nonsense, which is so annoying! I ended up running out of time because I was spending so much time waiting for the text to catch up to my typing! I do think I had a solid start to the essay, but in all the practice essays I did I had enough time to get to the character limit and then go back and edit a bit, and I definitely didn't have time to do that with this one (I actually got cut-off mid-sentence when the time ran out, and didn't hit the character limit at all, so that was fun). I'm hoping that what I did get down was good enough to get me a decent score on that portion.

Let’s take the US State Department Foreign Service Officer test! (or rather, a practice test for it). this is the kind of stuff i do for fun. this is the kind of person i am.