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I Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I really need that many exclamation points to convey how excited I am. Yesterday was my oral assessment for the Foreign Service and I received my conditional offer. I honestly still can't believe it. It was a long and intense day and my brain still hurts. I've been working toward this for six months and I still can't believe I've cleared all of the hurdles. I passed the written test in October, passed the "QEP" which is basically a panel reviewing my essays and resume and giving a thumbs up or thumbs down, and now finally the oral assessment.
Of course, me being me, I'm already thinking about the next step. Even though I got a conditional offer, there is still no guarantee I'll get a formal offer. I'll be ranked against other cleared candidates based on my score from yesterday. My score was decent but not good enough to guarantee me a spot. Soooo.......time to pick a language and start studying.
Re: I Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's awesome! Congrats, Kendra!
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IVF #1: ER - 9/26 * ET - 10/1 * beta#1 10/13 - 140 * beta#2 10/17 - 477 * beta#3 10/20 - 1101
1st u/s at 6w6d - one hb * 2nd u/s at 8w3d - no hb detected 11/10/11 * natural m/c 11/13/11
FET #1 Jan/Feb 2012 - 3 delays - cancelled 2/13
FET #1.2 - May/June 2012 - ET 6/6/* beta#1 6/15 - 95 * beta #2 6/19 - 322 * beta #3 6/22 - 940
7/6 1st u/s @ 7 weeks - one beautiful hb - released from RE
EDD 2/22/2013
PAIF/SAIF/PGAL welcome
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Whooo hoo! That is great news!
What languages would you be interested in learning?
Congrats!
I'm deciding between Spanish and Arabic. I will get bonus points that will move me closer to the top of the hiring list if I pass a langauge test. On the one hand, I already know some Spanish, but you have to test at a pretty high functioning level in it and the bonus you get is smaller. I've had no Arabic training, but I'm about to move to an Arabic-speaking country and the level of proficiency you have to achieve is a bit lower than for Spanish and I would get a huge bonus that would put me very close to the top of the list. Decisions, decisions.
This!
You are a total Baddass
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Congrats!
Congrats.
Arabic.
This will be 100% easier to learn while you are living in Saudi.
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Congratulations! That is so amazing!
PS - Have you moved yet?? Is your address still Silver Spring?
This calls for a celebration! Great job!
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Congrats Kendra!!!! Such great news. Definitely take the time to enjoy the fact that you passed before thinking about the next step.