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OK, I sent a PM with answers.

That's quite a list of questions. Do you have a due date for this?

A low GPA isn't a killer. A low GPA with no exams is, though.

You point out that your GPA slipped because you took harder classes at UW. The exams are pretty difficult; if you struggled with the...

SOA probably has more people in banking, but some banks (especially those that also cross-sell insurance) may use CAS actuaries.

By and large, the actuarial field is low stress. Doesn't mean you...

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Actuaries are not quant analysts. Never have been, never will be.

Is it possible to make the switch? Yes. You can even get the missing VEE's (likely applied stats) without having to go back to college.

The better question: do you really want to sit for 9-11...

There really isn't a "typical" day for an actuary. Every day is different, and that's because the task at hand can (and does) vary from day to day, and during the day.

Example: this past week, I...

The best thing you can do: pass exams. Don't worry about another degree, don't worry about more classes - just go pass exams.

Study materials - there's lots of options out there, and what suits...

1. Is it possible? Of course it's possible; the better question is "how easy will it be?" Only you can answer that.
2. How hard should you read? As hard as you need to pass the exam. That's true...

Check your college and classes against this list: http://www.soa.org/Files/edu/edu-vee-dir-approved-courses.pdf
The standardized exam list: ...

Passed P and working on VEE's? Congrats, you're in the same pool as about 6,000 other people ... maybe more. You need to knock out FM at a minimum; knocking out the VEE's would be even better.

My take: competition to get into the field is as intense as it's ever been, especially with tons of people trying to hide out here waiting for the economy to recover. The number of people passing...

It's much more than a bunch of math. Math gets you to the "I want to be an actuary" line; critical thinking, the ability to understand and apply, being able to tie concepts from 20+ papers not...

1. Pay: yes, you could potentially make $170K a year. Not at entry-level, and not at 6-7 exams, though - at all exams passed and 8-12 years of experience, especially managing more than a few...

Where it says "Last Post By" above the top post, click on it. They should already be sorted in descending order [most recent --> oldest]; the first time probably puts the oldest posts first, doing...

A 3.18 GPA will put you out of some jobs; however, some employers will see you've got two degrees and take that into consideration. Another degree won't change what employers think about your GPA;...

If you're asking, "do I get a copy of the exam" the answer is no.

If you're asking "do I at least get some feedback on what I missed?" I think at most there's some info by general topic - but they...

Take [and pass] at least one of the exams. There's so many people out there with at least 1 exam under their belt and are interested in the profession, there's no reason for a company to give an...

Close to being done with notecards; Excel examples will be the next task.

One thing to chew on, though:
-- Venter says that "for excess lossees, by eliminating the first small portion, enough...

I believe that when you register, one of the questions on the application is "have you taken any exams under any other name?" You'd state the name you took [and passed] P under, and the SOA should...

With Option 1, getting the degree in actuarial science will be nice but not necessary; your bigger problem will be if you have a degree in AS but no exams passed [or even only 1 exam passed] - in...

Done through Clark and Bernegger. I'm taking the same approach to each - there's a bunch of theoretical stuff on both papers, but the chances of any of it showing up on the exam is near zero [though...

1. Yes, it's really that time consuming - because the exams are really that difficult. They may not look that difficult, but when you have 3-4 hours to show what you know [and especially on...

OK, not NCCI/ISO stuff. I went to Gillam-Snader first. Went back through and re-wrote notecards, and found an example of the disappearing deductible in Excel that I got a hold of some time back. ...