actuaries??-whats that (1 Viewer)

[freaking_out]

hey, sorry for my naivety, but what the hell is actuaries...i know its gotta do with maths...but if u do that degree what do u do and where do u work in?

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

i'd refer u to the following sites
1. http://co-op.web.unsw.edu.au/geninfo/act/actuarial.htm
2. http://www.actuarialjokes.com

 

[Bannanafish]

you work with birds

 

[flyin']

This one?

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by Bannanafish
you work with birds

if ure refern to flyin' then yes, i work with him, i'm his boss !

 

[flyin']

Originally posted by Da Monstar
if ure refern to flyin' then yes, i work with him, i'm his boss !

Da Monster's just confused as usual. You see, he'll be workin' 50 years after he graduates, because UNSW actuaries aren't up to the standard of MQ actuaries who only work a handful of years before realisin' they have enough to retire.

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by flyin'
Da Monster's just confused as usual. You see, he'll be workin' 50 years after he graduates, because UNSW actuaries aren't up to the standard of MQ actuaries who only work a handful of years before realisin' they have enough to retire.

*sigh* u ppl are given such unrealistic dreams abt ur course ...

 

[flyin']

I said that in some other thread bout that UNSW ACTL course... stop copyin' me!

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by flyin'
I said that in some other thread bout that UNSW ACTL course... stop copyin' me!

damn! u got a good memory .... but hey, i learn a lot abt project management, ppl management etc in my seng degree so to u

 

[flyin']

Why, thank you.

Well, that's not goin' to come in handy when you're under some MQ actuary who doesn't speak English.

 

[jm1234567890]

arrrrggg everyone is doing actrial studies!!!

all the top students are also doing physics too for some reason...

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by flyin'
Well, that's not goin' to come in handy when you're under some MQ actuary who doesn't speak English.

if ure refering to urself .... no, i'd rather work as a programmer than to work under u!

 

[flyin']

I not so sure that many people are doin' Actuarial. And also, many top students aren't doin' Physics.

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
arrrrggg everyone is doing actrial studies!!!

all the top students are also doing physics too for some reason...

correction: everyone wants to do actuarial studies, not everyone can get into it. only the cream of the hsc ...

 

[jm1234567890]

lol, you ppl are up this late too....

Well for the last 3 years the Dux at my school has been doing physics.

Prolly this year too

Also UOW has suddenly gotten a huge influx of physics students....


And heaps top people are considering acturial studies

 

[flyin']

...unless you do ACST at UNSW... then it's most people who want.

 

[jm1234567890]

Originally posted by Da Monstar
correction: everyone wants to do actuarial studies, not everyone can get into it. only the cream of the hsc ...

in UNSW it is only ~95 isn't it.... that isn't exactly the cream

You can't say the same for Mq though...... damn 99+

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
in UNSW it is only ~95 isn't it.... that isn't exactly the cream

You can't say the same for Mq though...... damn 99+

u got it wrong htere .... at unsw, its ~95 for comerce in general. no one has any idea as to how many of them major in actuarial, and what the lowest for actl is ....

 

[jm1234567890]

yeah, I thought as much, it seemed strange it would be so different to Mq

Some of my friends who are expecting ~97 are considering Actrial Studies at UNSW since they can't get into Mq

 

[Newbie]

i still dont know why there is a 70+% mortality rate in the course
it just puts people off doesnt it?