Any students looking at the actuarial path?

Axion004
Sat, 19 May 2012 15:44:53 +0000

Hello,

Here are some things about me:

I’m 23 years old and I graduated from undergraduate study with a degree in economics and went to work in a field that was completely unrelated to my field of study(software). I have been doing good at the software company however I would like to evaluate all the options which are available to me:

In terms of classes(skills):

I have taken Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Calculus 3, Linear Algebra. Planning to take higher math courses if committed to the field. Have taken statistics courses- Statistics 1, 2, and Econometrics. I did very well in these courses as I spent nearly every day in the library after the lecture reviewing the textbook. I have taken a broad range of other courses as well in college(Ranging from Psychology to the Japanese language) and my grades in undergraduate study are strong.

(Analysis after undergraduate study):

I originally wanted to go into graduate school in a computer related field(Such as a MS in CS) but I dropped out of my programming course four days after the course started(Even though I know how to use a computer extremely well and write some code the textbook knowledge for the C++ language was extremely boring to me and I knew immediately I would not be a good programmer as I didn’t have any strong interest).

I am extremely interested in the math/statistics courses which I took at the university(When I was enrolled in calculus I would stay up until 1am or 2am in the morning going through problems and proofs):

In the actuarial field- How high do you need to go in mathematics? Do you need to take topology/real analysis/etc? How do you get your foot in the door as an actuary- do you start as an intern at a company and then become an associate actuary when you pass the first exam?

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