[RagonaCon]

grats

JM

[BlackBird]

[dafodilkemmy]

I already have a job.

[bestonlinepharmasy2]

Go out and have some fun... be with friends, get trashed, find a woman... You've earned it

[Fouttysotlalf]

Is the actuary exam stuff done? If so, why go work for Google if you want to become an actuary?

EDIT: oh, I thought you were taking the Google job

EDIT2: point still stands. why wait to start the job you want to have?

[parishilton]

Cool. Congrats. Good luck on your next exams.

[77rexulceme]

Yeah, something like that. I already accepted the other position, though, so I'm hesitant to renege.

OTOH, my dad was talking about hooking me up with some interviews over Christmas break.

[Logaleta]

I wouldn't "waste" a year if you know you want to be an actuary

[epPtsDno]

No, or at least it didn't feel like it. My difficulties fell mostly into two categories:

1) I probably should have gotten more practice problems in before taking it. Even when the way to get to the answer is obvious, it takes surprisingly long to actually compute, and if you do do something wrong, you often have to start over from the beginning.

2) There are some problems that I can easily reduce to some sort of closed-form identity, but not one that is tractable to simplify by hand (e.g. 6th-order polynomials). There is often a trick and/or an alternate approach, but it's not always obvious.

edit: given infinite time I would have little difficulty deriving all of the actual math on the exam from first principles.

[AlistDakisa]

Congratulations. But I'm concerned for your mental well-being with this actuary stuff.

[benderkoz]

Oh, something that ****ing pisses the hell out of me: my calculator's bond worksheet DIDN'T WORK. It would always give answers that were just a few percent off, and I never figured out why.

[anenselog]

[goolen4you]

And people say Congress isn't good for anything.

[CHEAPSOFTOEMONLINE]

There are 8 more exams to go before I'm actually certified.

****. They appear to have changed the requirements again. 8 more exams to get certified as an associate, 6 more after that to become a fellow (real actuary).

[kKFB1BxX]

If you pass, can you do it with no degree?

JM

[ffdfriendforurr]

I think the cost is a major reason you want to get a job in some sort of actuary role. Do some even require a certain amount of experience?

JM: Passing/Taking the exam doesn't require a certain/specific degree though some jobs might. I've heard of ex-math teachers turning to actuary sciences after a long teaching career.

[sandyphoebetvmaa]

They'll probably even pay for the time you spend sitting for the exam, studying for the exam, and then give you a fat bonus for passing it.

[cenRealliat]

Yeah, I agree with rah. Find an actuary job. Renege on your other offer once you get one. It's easier to call up the people at the job you accepted and tell them you're sorry than it is to explain to the actuary people why you're switching jobs and fields after only a year at work.

[nicktender]

Yeah, I agree with rah. Find an actuary job.
Hey! Do you even read my posts?! I've been telling him that this whole thread.

[polleroy]

Find a job in the field NOW. Have them pay for all the materials, tests, and even time during your work day to study. AND the rewards they usually pay out for passing each test. And you might as well start the clock on experience in the field now. We had guys taking the tests at Allstate even if they had no plans on completing all of them, just for the perks.

And Congrats.

Is that Allstate's stand?