Master the AM for Svs Off, 4/e (American Foreign Service Officer)

I passed with its help, so that's something. If you're interested in taking the test, this does a good job of preparing you for what to expect. It can't really teach to the test - the exam is much too broad, you pretty much have to know this stuff already through years of curious participation with the world - but there are a few things that it helps with, and just knowing more about what's coming helps.

I found the practice tests in here tougher than the actual one - which is just what you want in a practice test.

This guide was extremely disappointing. I bought it after I discovered the $20 FSO guide straight from the registration site was just a practice test, but now I know I was better off with the first one. This book is full of badly phrased questions, spelling/grammar errors, and a few things that aren't even applicable to the subject matter based on the two official practice tests I've taken. It's not updated for the new format of the test either, as a previous reviewer mentioned. The only potentially useful thing about it is the Oral Assessment Guide, which demystified the process a bit for me.

Don't waste your money on it.

I find this book to have been usefull in preparing me to take the FSWE. It went over lots of different usefull questions. it covered alot of different areas.

Unless you know absolutely nothing about the US, the world, and/or English grammar, don't even think of buying this book. The book has not been updated for new test format, and has quite a few ?printing/editing? mistakes. Just use the study guide from FSOE website & any English grammar book to prepare.

I am currently preparing for a career with the U.S. State Department and found this guide indispensible. Not only does it provide test preparation for all three sections of the written exam but also provides valuable strategies to prepare for the Oral Assessment portion of the application process. In addition, it provides information about the various career paths available to prospective foreign service officers.