# I passed the Foreign Service Exam!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 6, 2002, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-the-foreign-service-exam/117659 "2002-07-06T19:00:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2002, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-the-foreign-service-exam/117659/1 "2002-07-06T19:00:37Z")
I can’t believe it!!! HAHAHA! Woohoo! I thought for sure I messed up the essay when I took it. Guess not. Passed it on the second try. I’m so happy. Wow. HAHA! I’m so excited…I’m giddy in fact. This is FANTASTIC! Just had to get that off my chest. ---
**Author:** ![ijustdontcare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c57346/32.png) [@ijustdontcare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ijustdontcare)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-the-foreign-service-exam/117659/2 "2002-07-06T19:01:40Z")
Congratulations! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2002, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-the-foreign-service-exam/117659/3 "2002-07-06T20:54:37Z")
Congratulation! Any tips for someone who is thinking about doing this? Happy ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2002, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-the-foreign-service-exam/117659/4 "2002-07-07T00:48:04Z")
Congrats, I hear the exam is a real bitch! One of the smartest people I know never managed to pass it. Is it still a 2-part exam (written and oral)? If so, which part did you pass? ---
**Author:** ![False\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee7513/32.png) [@False\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/False_God)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2002, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-passed-the-foreign-service-exam/117659/5 "2002-07-07T03:31:27Z")
Congratulations! If you want any info on the rest of the process, or on the oral specifically, feel free to email me (it’s listed in my profile). False\_God Member, 107th Foreign Service Officer Class (Political Officer to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Maldives as of 3/03)