Actuarial science - Most underrated major?

College Majors
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<p>No grad school needed, some of the highest job placement rates, some of the highest starting salaries, some of the highest potential future salaries, etc.</p>

<p>Is this the most underrated major?</p>

2

<p>It’s one of the most underrated careers. As a major, I believe it’s too limited to allow career flexibility.</p>

3

<p>Yeah I’d say to take some math + CS, and then take actuarial science type courses if applicable…but definitely, it’s a great career option for those who don’t want to go into math academia as math majors.</p>

4

<p>no… because the difficulty of the tests are beyond ridiculous. not just anyone can do it, that’s why.</p>

5

<p>I second the no on this one, sure it leads to lots of money. There are tons of jobs that pay a lot of money, but I doubt you would enjoy many of them.</p>

6

<p>You have to really like, and be really good at, math…something not a lot of people are.</p>

7

<h2>I second the no on this one, sure it leads to lots of money. There are tons of jobs that pay a lot of money, but I doubt you would enjoy many of them.</h2>

<p>If you enjoy math, you will enjoy this. And have a secure job making lots of money, working in a major city.</p>

<p>I happen to love math. And I love the city. Living and working in a big city would be awesome.</p>

8

<p>I’m going to be an Actuary and am a Stats major, and from what I’ve seen, the main reason why nobody wants to do it is because it’s hard. Let’s face it: those exams are pretty rough. In fact, they’re incredibly rough after the first three or four (from what I have heard). It’s the tradeoff of not going to grad school.</p>

<p>Plus, not a lot of people like math at all. I’m in Calc 2 right now and need to take up to Linear Algebra (and I think a proofs class). I really really enjoy math and am excelling in my calculus classes, but the majority of people in my Intro Stats Class (required by my major :p) freak when they hear the word calculus, derivative, or integral when we talk about topics. But I mean most people think of math as that one class that they dread and find the easiest one to get credit for. Lotsa people don’t even take beyond Calc 1 because they don’t need to.</p>