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Commerce/Law. Major in Actuarial. Win life.

Timothy Large was always a stand-out at Grammar. Can't say this is surprising. Very proud to be a Grammarian with these results :D Hopefully we reclaim our place as no. 1 boys school in the HSC. :D

Best Actuarial is at Macquarie University, hands down. Best Commerce in general is at UNSW.

As per title: Upload your timetables for next year! I'll start: Uploaded with ImageShack.us Another 2 day timetable, so I'm pretty happy!

Most people studying actuarial don't end up becoming actuaries, even if they way to. The number of actuarial analyst positions at insurance companies is very small compared to the number of candidates. You have Macquarie and UNSW pumping out 200 actuarial students each year, and each insurance...

I would go statistics, simply because the actuarial course at unsw is a bit of a joke ATM. In any case, a lot of the stuff you learn in actuarial overlaps with statistics, I would dare say that you would learn far more with a statistics degree. No idea what you need to go into finance, but from...

1. They suck, though there are exceptions if you get sick lecturer or tutor who actually cares about you learning. Also, if you study law at unsw, you realize how horrible commerce lecturers are compared to law lecturers. 2. Very good reputation. (only in australia though, if you're thinking...

I'm pretty sure that guy was trolling.

If you love maths but want the comfort of job prospects outside of academia, do actuarial+statistics. It gives you the opportunity to apply for normal jobs (big 4 accounting big 4 banks) as a commerce student which is nice to know. There are plenty of job prospects as purely a maths student...

Lol, if you want to do IB, the best thing to do during uni is not to worry about majors or your degree, but to get some work experience. Try and get some internships at boutique firms at some time in your degree. (cold calling works) Also, you really need to keep up to date with what's happening...

There is a quasi-actuarial cadetship at Zurich Financial Services. I am starting it next year. You work in 3 divisions of general insurance over 2 years, claims, operations and underwriting. While not specifically actuarial, it gives you exposure to insurance in a global company. (Rare, as most...

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Mate, I think I've seen you at a campus event... I also think I met your girlfriend at a friend's bday party! (If her name begins with a J...) On topic though, I'm very sure I want to work at the firm when I graduate, the only question is whether I'm willing to let go of the opportunity to work...

Mate that's a really impressive resume, particularly the McKinsey part. (As expected from a Grammar boy =]) Just out of interest, does McKinsey run an internship program in Sydney, or did you do your internship elsewhere? The reason I'm asking is that I want to get some experience in MC, and...

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