I am literally shaking with excitement at this time. I have passed the QEP (2nd ) stage for US Foreign Service Officer. It takes most applicants 2-3 attempts to pass this stage, so I am just overwhelmed at how incredibly lucky I have been. My stage 1 test scores were not the highest, so thank the heavens that I had good writing skills to see me through the next stage. Less than 1% applicants ever get a posting, so still a very long way to go. But keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best that lady luck continues to be on my side.
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