Target School to Actuary
I am entering my junior year at a school that some would consider a target school (top 12 usnewsandworld)
I need some career advice/suggestions. I took classes from a state university and my credits transferred so I can very probably graduate this year (as long as my class schedule works out). I do not neccessarily want to graduate this year since junior and senior year were sort of set up to be my "grade buffer" years, but due to recent events I have some financial constraints and would probably be forced to take a loan for the final year if I were to stay.
I have been considering the field of actuarial sciences as a career option. First off, is this in a way a waste? A reason why I am iffy about pursuing this career is because I feel like I could have paid literally an 1/8th of the tuition, gone to a public school ranked in the top 45 (usnewsand world) and done the exact same thing (not to mention with a lot better grades and more free time).
I'm sitting around a 3.2, feel confident I can get it up to a 3.6-3.7+ if I stay for a senior year (I can overload easier classes).
Do I graduate a year early and become an actuary, or do i stick out another year, take on some loans and try for something... better? I was also thinking about law school...
thanks in advance
oh yeah i guess i forgot to mention im a math/econ double major (also if i stayed on another year i would probably earn a minor as well)
stay in school until you have at least 2 exams passed and 1 internship
Its pretty hard to give you an opinion without your saying why you are considering becoming in actuary.
what is your life plan, how much do you wanna make by the time you have 5,10,15+ years of experience...
@Bulbasaur, I plan on taking my first exam this coming september/october (im signed up) and plan on taking my second one sometime in Feb., so I will (well, i plan) have two exams passed, and I have interned at an actuarial firm for roughly 5-6 months now.
I think I would want to become an actuary because I feel its a pretty solid career that I feel I can be pretty successful at. I've been doing math at an accelerated rate for as long as I remember and feel this could apply in accelerated actuary exam taking.
I guess my problem is that I don't really know waht my life plan is. Coming into college I always thought id want to get my masters in finance then take on a related position, but now I'm not too sure. I guess I'd be pretty ok with 150k+, would like at least 200k+ by 5/10 years time. I was thinking I would actually maybe either get an mba or phd sometime down the line to help with the corporate ladder climb?
At the same time I feel like id wanna try my hand at some quant heavy finance career.
actuary is a good career choice but it is kinda hard to break in with out 2 tests and internship do you want to be a life actuary or property
Distinctio voluptatem perspiciatis dolor occaecati. Ut voluptas tempore est doloribus vero minima. Maiores sequi totam velit omnis dolore facere. Odit non dolorem laudantium corrupti. Autem voluptate soluta ea eveniet voluptas. Dolores et deleniti qui excepturi sit eos.
Unde occaecati expedita dicta provident sit. Facere itaque aut reiciendis at ducimus. Est blanditiis corrupti non magni molestias dolores autem.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...