I passed!!! WHEW!

[phillysrt4]

Yea, they are very difficult, but the first 2 exams are now being offered more often. Exam P (old course 1) is now offered 4 times a year on a computer based system, and Exam FM (old course 2) is way easier than it was when i took it... It will also be computer based starting mid-year 2008.

If you're interested in being an actuary, the key is defintely to get that first exam and then start looking around.... And if you become serious about it, feel free to give me a shout... we have 2 full time openings currently

hmmmmm.... That is something I will definately keep in mind.

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Nice.

I dated a chick who was going to school to Actuarial Science... First time I had ever heard of it.

[SonofaBish]

Found out this morning, only 891 people passed my exam, nationwide

[phillysrt4]

Found out this morning, only 891 people passed my exam, nationwide

LOL thats a lot of fail!

[SonofaBish]

LOL thats a lot of fail!

haha yea... thats out of probably 3000 people taking it

[SonofaBish]

Nice.

I dated a chick who was going to school to Actuarial Science... First time I had ever heard of it.

where was she going?? If Robert Morris, i'd probably know who she is

[phillysrt4]

where was she going?? If Robert Morris, i'd probably know who she is

Temple University Ac Sci program > *

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where was she going?? If Robert Morris, i'd probably know who she is

Yeah RMU, Diane Durkin

[SonofaBish]

Temple University Ac Sci program > *

ahh B.S. man! lol ... i know that the Temple Act. Sci program is very well known, but i was out there twice, and really wasn't impressed at all. Actually quite dissaponited. I was there for a 5 day study/review seminar for this exam, and i thought it would be a great experience. The writer of the one study manual was there to teach 3 of the days and the two temple professors that write the books and stuff taught the other two days... I was very dissapointed in the two teachers.. the one was seriously retarded and the other seemed very knowledgeable, but just kept things too basic...

Coming out of high school i knew i wanted to do Actuarial Science and i looked at 4 schools... Robert Morris, Temple, Penn State and Duquesne (just a math degree)... Penn State's actuarial program is garbage imho ... I didnt even apply to Temple b/c i really felt like the RMU program was going to help me achieve more.. Both RMU and Duqeusne offered me full-ride scholarships and it was a no-brainer to go with RMU over Duquesne, since they didnt even have a major for it...

I also thought that when i was at Temple, I'd see a bunch of rediculously smart foreign dudes, and i really didnt see any of that...

Schools like the University of Waterloo make Temple, RMU, etc look stupid... they have people graduation college 1 exam from an FSA... which is completely outrageous... lol... Darn oriental people are just rediculously dedicated and intelligent.... (no offense to anyone on here)... its hard to pass 1 exam, and u see oriental people that pass 3 at a time... it just makes your jaw drop

[SonofaBish]

Yeah RMU, Diane Durkin

yea i know the name... Don't really know her though... A little while ago her resume came across my desk.... not that i have any say-so in the decision anyhow LOL

[phillysrt4]

I also thought that when i was at Temple, I'd see a bunch of rediculously smart foreign dudes, and i really didnt see any of that...

Thats because the program is taught out of the Fox School of Business instead of the Mathematics Department where it belongs.

Schools like the University of Waterloo make Temple, RMU, etc look stupid...

you know I came really close to going to Waterloo for graduate study, but I would have been an international student and couldn't make the tuition and applied to late to be seriously considered for an assistantship.

[SonofaBish]

Niiice... another math nerd on this site! LOL...

[phillysrt4]

Niiice... another math nerd on this site! LOL...

LOL yep! My focus was on applied math. In particular, mathematical modeling in parallel processing environments to solve large scale ODE's and PDE's.

For example, modeling electron flow in photovoltaics as they energize, or weather modeling, or air flow through an engine would all be problems I would enjoy solving.

[stieny]

Coming out of high school i knew i wanted to do Actuarial Science and i looked at 4 schools... Robert Morris, Temple, Penn State and Duquesne (just a math degree)... Penn State's actuarial program is garbage imho ... I didnt even apply to Temple b/c i really felt like the RMU program was going to help me achieve more.. Both RMU and Duqeusne offered me full-ride scholarships and it was a no-brainer to go with RMU over Duquesne, since they didnt even have a major for it...

You got your undergrads from RMU? Cool, thats where i'm working on mine.

Congrats on the test man. Sounds like you've earned it!