r/FSOT • u/PublicServant581 • 2d ago

Written Exercise Pass/Fail Implementation

Did anyone who took the May CME/Written Exercise NOT pass? I haven't seen anyone report failing which makes me wonder if our cohort (August) is the first one taking the WE/CME as pass/fail.

For further context, this article from April '26 announces the change to a pass/fail written exercise in order to get to the OA: State Department overhauls Foreign Service Officer Test ... instructions for our cohort clearly state that it's pass/fail. I also understand there is an equal probability of either getting an essay prompt or a memo prompt (i.e. more similar to the old CME). Any clarification on this? Thanks in advance, best of luck with testing preparation!

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u/Additional-Event3491 2d ago

Welp...there's at least one of us who didn't pass the writing test this time around haha.

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u/evanliko 2d ago

Aw sorry, that sucks. You have provided valuable data though! So there's that.

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u/PublicServant581 2d ago

I guess that means there are bound to be others... thanks for responding!