Actuarial Studies (2 Viewers)

[oyuck]

So it's Enrolment Time for Semester 2!!

I'm in first year, completing MATH1151 as one of my courses. I'm finding it to be just a math course, with nothing to do with actuarial studies (or is this it? O___o) Quite disappointing.

So I'm wondering whether to continue to pursue actuarial studies with ACTL1001 and MATH1251 in Semester 2 or not. Any insight as to what actuarial studies further on is like? Is it just math math and more number crunching? I thought there'd be more analysis/reporting...I guess I'm wrong Q__Q

 

[qwerty44]

So it's Enrolment Time for Semester 2!!

I'm in first year, completing MATH1151 as one of my courses. I'm finding it to be just a math course, with nothing to do with actuarial studies (or is this it? O___o) Quite disappointing.

So I'm wondering whether to continue to pursue actuarial studies with ACTL1001 and MATH1251 in Semester 2 or not. Any insight as to what actuarial studies further on is like? Is it just math math and more number crunching? I thought there'd be more analysis/reporting...I guess I'm wrong Q__Q

Correct me if i'm wrong, but aren't most first semester/year subjects common across alot of degrees, and it isn't until later you start to specialise?

 

[bladeys]

So it's Enrolment Time for Semester 2!!

I'm in first year, completing MATH1151 as one of my courses. I'm finding it to be just a math course, with nothing to do with actuarial studies (or is this it? O___o) Quite disappointing.

So I'm wondering whether to continue to pursue actuarial studies with ACTL1001 and MATH1251 in Semester 2 or not. Any insight as to what actuarial studies further on is like? Is it just math math and more number crunching? I thought there'd be more analysis/reporting...I guess I'm wrong Q__Q

I like how youre judging a whole degree based on one subject

 

[Shadowdude]

MATH1251 teaches you maths you will need for the later Actuarial courses. Actuarial is pretty much half-maths, after all.

 

[funnytomato]

http://www.actuaries.asn.au/Sitefunctions/faq.aspx
http://www.actuaries.asn.au/EducationandProfessional/Education/PathwayFellowship.aspx

@OP, the websites above may be somewhat useful

basically, from what I can see, a solid understanding of mathematics is ONE of the things you MUST have to become an actuary

if you're not as interested and/or very good at maths , it's not too late to transfer your degree yet

 

[bladeys]

http://www.actuaries.asn.au/Sitefunctions/faq.aspx
http://www.actuaries.asn.au/EducationandProfessional/Education/PathwayFellowship.aspx

a solid understanding of mathematics is ONE of the things you MUST have to become an actuary

You dont say?

 

[oyuck]

http://www.actuaries.asn.au/Sitefunctions/faq.aspx
http://www.actuaries.asn.au/EducationandProfessional/Education/PathwayFellowship.aspx

@OP, the websites above may be somewhat useful

basically, from what I can see, a solid understanding of mathematics is ONE of the things you MUST have to become an actuary

if you're not as interested and/or very good at maths , it's not too late to transfer your degree yet

That was somewhat helpful. Thanks. I knew there would be a lot of maths, but I thought we'd be learning maths in the context of actuarial studies, which could be applied to real life situations.

Maybe it's too early for that yet.

 

[oyuck]

MATH1251 teaches you maths you will need for the later Actuarial courses. Actuarial is pretty much half-maths, after all.

So the applications of the maths is all in later years?

 

[4025808]

So the applications of the maths is all in later years?

Just watch when you get to 2nd year, then the maths will really hit you.

 

[oyuck]

Just watch when you get to 2nd year, then the maths will really hit you.

Is it NEW maths or using the learnt maths from year 1?

 

[someguy12]

It'll be new maths, but all from the realm of statistics. You aren't going to study topology or anything like that.