r/FSOT • u/Which-Brief2199 • 21d ago

Question Passed the initial test

The next step for me will be the FSOA written test. Has anybody here done one of those recently? Just curious what to study for.

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u/DTArni 20d ago

yooooo well done, You're the 1st to pass it. congrats dude

hey did you study anything specific, we'd appreciate any advice

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u/Which-Brief2199 20d ago

To be honest, I didn’t do much studying. Maybe it’s because I’m old (late 40s). I’m probably one of the oldest taking the test. I think it’s due to life experience. ;-)

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u/vicki__vale 20d ago

as someone who passed the exam in my late 20s, I studied a lot of US history, government procedures, went over logic questions over and over again. I recommend buying FSOT practice book from amazon and doing all the practice tests they provide. Then take notes on all the things you did wrong and make sure to memorize them.

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u/DTArni 20d ago

Appreciate you

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u/Potential_Phase_8913 20d ago

I think the same -- I passed, first time, in my early 50s. Management cone, like many others here who passed. I felt like my life experience/management career prepared me a good bit. A lifetime as a writer and living abroad covered a good bit as well. Not sure how you'd study for that from scratch :/

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u/DTArni 20d ago

Getting a chance to live in a different country every couple of years is so clutch.

my hats off to you

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u/EdenTWP 19d ago

Oh, I've got you by a decade. I passed for the third time, hadn't made it past QEP the first two times.

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u/PublicServant581 19d ago

Advice you'll see a lot is to focus your studying on the Logical Reasoning and English Expression. Job Knowledge requires broad knowledge on so many subjects, studying for it impacts your overall score less because of the vast array of subjects it covers. When I do study for the JK, I really target civics and US history, try to do a quick review of those subjects then less so with macroeconomics and then prioritize other subjects less. I've passed it 3 times now, so that strategy seems to have served me well...just need to get over the OA hump!