What course should I do, Acturial or science related? (1 Viewer)

[Krash]

OK im really confused. My projected UAI is 95+but i am hoping to get 97.xx . My choices are actuarial/finance at macquarie (97.xx UAI), or a science related course such as pharmacy at another UNI.
I mean i'm more interested in physics/chemistry than i am with sitting in an office all day calculating risk but the job prospect for an actuary seems so high and the pay seems considerablly high aswell, and i'm pretty well off with maths.

The simple question is should i go after the money or my interests?

Any advice from people here who have completed their HSC and are doing acturial studies at the moment would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[nichhhole]

well..
i was going to give you shit about asking random strangers on the internet to give u a decision on how you should spend a large portion of your life/youth...
but then i realized there was a philosophical question underlying it.....[or actually stated quite clearly..]

Money/passion.

 

[bringbackshred]

OK im really confused. My projected UAI is 95+but i am hoping to get 97.xx . My choices are actuarial/finance at macquarie (97.xx UAI), or a science related course such as pharmacy at another UNI.
I mean i'm more interested in physics/chemistry than i am with sitting in an office all day calculating risk but the job prospect for an actuary seems so high and the pay seems considerablly high aswell, and i'm pretty well off with maths.

The simple question is should i go after the money or my interests?

Any advice from people here who have completed their HSC and are doing acturial studies at the moment would be appreciated.

Thanks

Try not aksing internet randoms. Figure it out for yourself, because in the long run, if you do choose the wrong course, you will only have yoursefl to blame no matter what.

 

[nichhhole]

hahha awww..
it's his first post.
:wave:
[remember BBS, we want to get lots of people addicted to bos so they fail their HSC ok!
god! stick to the game plan, don't scare them away..
they'll only study..
then we'll be pumping their gas.]

 

[Dave2007]

I hear that actuarians have absolutely 0 time for a life, and often have to go interstate/overseas and work 12 hr days until they're 30, get a more senior position and can finally take a step back. By that time they have at least 1.5 million in savings, but no partner/kids/family life deteriorated etc...

 

[ari89]

I hear that actuarians have absolutely 0 time for a life, and often have to go interstate/overseas and work 12 hr days until they're 30, get a more senior position and can finally take a step back. By that time they have at least 1.5 million in savings, but no partner/kids/family life deteriorated etc...

I think its also because they're the kind of people that even if they weren't doing any sort of acturial work still wouldn't have a life.

 

[bringbackshred]

hahha awww..
it's his first post.
:wave:
[remember BBS, we want to get lots of people addicted to bos so they fail their HSC ok!
god! stick to the game plan, don't scare them away..
they'll only study..
then we'll be pumping their gas.]

oh right. OK, nevermind my post.

 

[pLuvia]

I hear that actuarians have absolutely 0 time for a life, and often have to go interstate/overseas and work 12 hr days until they're 30, get a more senior position and can finally take a step back. By that time they have at least 1.5 million in savings, but no partner/kids/family life deteriorated etc...

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Maybe except for the money bit

Do what you want, since you like science based subjects then go for pharmacy, it'll be bad in the long run if you decide to do something just for the money when you have no interest at all in the course. It'll be wasting your time and money.

I'm currently doing a Actuarial studies and maths degree at MACQ and it's quite good (for now) but honestly if you can't independently learn you'll have some trouble coping. Also you'll be assumed to have a high level of mathematical knowledge, reccommended is MX2, but MX1 is still alright.

But anyway the actuarial course is quite good at MACQ, the actuarial/finance combination is quite popular here at MACQ, but in the end it's up to you. If science is your thing then do pharmacy or whatever. If you want money then do actuarial studies, mind you if you don't do well don't expect good money. You need to work hard in the actuarial course

 

[IceOnFire]

Do Science, so I will have less competition for Acturial Studies.

It's not like I don't have enough competition as it is.

 

[SoulSearcher]

OK im really confused. My projected UAI is 95+but i am hoping to get 97.xx . My choices are actuarial/finance at macquarie (97.xx UAI), or a science related course such as pharmacy at another UNI.
I mean i'm more interested in physics/chemistry than i am with sitting in an office all day calculating risk but the job prospect for an actuary seems so high and the pay seems considerablly high aswell, and i'm pretty well off with maths.

The simple question is should i go after the money or my interests?

Any advice from people here who have completed their HSC and are doing acturial studies at the moment would be appreciated.

Thanks

I'd go with interests.

 

[bringbackshred]

Or put your interests where the money is.

 

[vizman]

I think its also because they're the kind of people that even if they weren't doing any sort of acturial work still wouldn't have a life.

lol that's so true

 

[liverpool3k]

Why post this here? Actuarial relates to medicine how?
I'd go with Actuary if I were you. If you can consider such a course, do it.

 

[vodkacrumble]

defer for a year. do a working holiday.

if i hadn't deferred i would have started an advertising degree - instead i worked in marketing and realised i hated it greatly.

 

[milton]

well you've got to think of it as a tradeoff between your genuine interest/passion in the area and the job/career prospects.

just getting into an actuarial course doesnt instantly guarantee you a well paid job. in the end, its the ppl who are truly passionate andf love their work who succeed.

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

and medicine is both .. lets not lie.. $240/hr is a pretty good pay.

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

of course... working in the free clinic.. is usually very poor pay