How To Pass Actuarial Exams

Presented By Brandon Stevens

Outline

Background What It Takes The Process MythBusters

Background

What It Takes

The Process

Step 1 - Locate Your Resources

Step 2 - Schedule Your Time Step 3 - Find Your Support

Locate Your Resources

The Process – Locate Your Resources

Alternate Resource:The Infinite Actuary (TIA)

The Process - Locate Your Resources

The Process - Locate Your Resources

The Process - Locate Your Resources

The Process - Locate Your Resources

The Process – Locate Your Resources

Schedule Your Time

The Process – Schedule Your Time

PLAN YOUR WORK,THEN WORK YOUR PLAN

The Process – Schedule Your Time

Months Days Hours / Day

5 150 2.04 120 2.53 90 3.32 60 5.01 30 10.0

ALLOW FOR CONTINGENCIES

The Process - Schedule Your Time

Find Your Support

The Process – Find Your Support

The Process – Find Your Support

Actuarial Outpost

http://www.actuarialoutpost.com/

Study Groups

https://math.illinoisstate.edu/actuary/undergrad/study_groups.shtml

Be An Actuary

http://beanactuary.com/#content

The Process – Find your Support

FIND A ROLE MODEL

You should start studying for an actuarial exam when you take the corresponding course at ISU

There aren’t any actuarial exams that you can take before completing Calculus II (MAT 146)

You can take the exams out of order Recommended Order: FM, P, MFE, C, MLC

How To Pass Actuarial Exams

YOUR FAITH IN PASSING MUST BE GREATER THAN YOU FEAR OF FAILING

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