Prospects for a recent grad without a Math related degree?

[zackmorris44]

I graduated college recently with a degree in Marketing (ugh, I know...). However, I do have a bit of a background in math (started college studying engineering) and I am very talented in mathematics. I'm set to take exam P in a couple weeks which I'm confident I will pass. However, I'm a bit pessimistic as to what doors will be open to me with my degree. I'm nearly positive I will need to pass FM because I start to get interviews with employers... is this likely the case? Am I better off forgoing immediately applying for jobs and starting to prepare for the next exam? Is it likely that even with two or three or more exams under my belt I will struggle to break into the industry?


Also a somewhat unrelated question, do employers consider the score you got on the exam or just the pass/fail?

[Irish Blues]

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#1, #6 and #11. No, it doesn't matter what your score is - passing with a '10' is the same as passing with a '6', there is no extra credit or "honors" given when you turn ACAS/ASA or FCAS/FSA for having really high exam scores.