From: "Zachary Foreman"

To: praxxis@ix.netcom.com

Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 22:04:20 GMT+2

Subject: forservex

CC: kforeman@sfsu.edu

We'll I just took it and all I have to say was... no problem. I think I rocked it. You should be getting the results in the mail after Jan. 9. Even if I didn't pass this time, I know exactly what to do. I have a proposition: if I pass and have to do the oral in SF then you guys buy me a subscription to the Economist. It's like the best magazine in the English language. It was indispensable for studying. Anyway, I need to talk to you about my future. Being here in the "real world" so to speak has made me reconsider my plan to be a student for life. If I do receive a position in the foreign service, I might take it after I graduate. And I don't think I'll do the co terming thing (it's better and free in Europe). I still want to do the peace corps but now I think that I was underrating myself. There are a lot of things I can do. (well after I graduate from Stanford). I need to sort out my immediate plans though (like teaching in a private school in the minority program, what I will do this spring, etc.) I think that it would be good for me to take a ton of standardized tests because I truly respect and enjoy them. There was a question about Korea. There were only 4 out of the 110 that I had no idea (about the Sahel, Sinclair Lewis, Yom Kippur, green revolution"). The English was pretty hard. As I said though, I know what to study for now: postwar us foreign relations (emphasis on doctrines, wars, resolutions etc), ethnic groups, structure of government (checks and balances), and the federal reserve (monetary policy).so that's about it. I have been slowly researching about things to do (Baltic studies, German, etc). I'm not sure if I'm cut out for academic. It might be better for me to do stuff where I can know a little about a lot rather than a lot about a little. But of course I change my mind daily so don't go ballistic (mom).

bye parents,

Zach