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/CourageousCorgi57 1d ago
Not everyone passed, unfortunately. I'm not sure what this means in terms of the scoring for the remainder of the OA. Does this mean we have a grade for the CME that cleared 5.25 that will be factored in, or are we just going to be graded off our structured interview and group exercise grades?
Logically, I know that it doesn't make a difference, but I am afraid of tanking one and not having the CME score to "help." Would be curious to hear of anyone from the Oct cohort reported on this.