Actuarial Std Discussion Board (1 Viewer)

[bobby]

Since der are so many actuarial students visiting/moderating/administrating this forum, why not allocate a space large enough for us to post!!

 

[-=«MÄLÅÇhïtÊ»=-]

so which actuarial course r u doing bobby?

 

[bobby]

wonders if flyin' has the authority

to move the actuary threads from the "University Section" of the forumz to here.
and for me comp125 is compulsary, :-( , i.e. acst std + comp Sci

 

[bobby]

Originally posted by flyin'

since the thread is not here, i am obvously unable to move it ... o well ...

since we on the topic of "power," just what are some examples of Moderators unlimited power? :apig:

 

[bobby]

question about passing grades

just wanna noe if anybody noes any specific requirement that we have to meet in order get exemptions from PART I and II of the professional examination.

 

[-=«MÄLÅÇhïtÊ»=-]

i knew all this wen i was picking my course...from memory and abit of guessing. i fink if we get credit and above for all exemption exams we get part1. then there are 4 electives where we choose to do 2 and we get part2. dats wen we get AIAA after our names.

then u work and study part time and get part3, goto a professionalism seminar (part4) and u become FIAA

i fink dats it. but i could be wrong regardin part1 and part2

 

[bobby]

and all we need is a passing grade for non-examption exams? (btw, what happened to your post count?)

 

[-=«MÄLÅÇhïtÊ»=-]

yup
u can scrape thru the course and graduate without getting ur exemptions but you won't be recognised too. u can prolly fail too, but i fink they'll start complaining if u fail everything.


my post count...well you know. Laz thinks all my posts are a waste of time, so they're to cr@p to even count.:mad1:

nah i juz dun want a big post count. it's alright when you first start off, wanting to get rid of your n00b status. But once u've posted alot, its kinda embarrassing. It's like your 18 and still playing with toys etc
*no offence to the guy wiv the biggest count. ie. flyin*

but isn't 0 kickass? its such a contradiction

 

[Minai]

Originally posted by -=MLhtʻ=-
yup
u can scrape thru the course and graduate without getting ur exemptions but you won't be recognised too. u can prolly fail too, but i fink they'll start complaining if u fail everything.


my post count...well you know. Laz thinks all my posts are a waste of time, so they're to cr@p to even count.:mad1:

nah i juz dun want a big post count. it's alright when you first start off, wanting to get rid of your n00b status. But once u've posted alot, its kinda embarrassing. It's like your 18 and still playing with toys etc
*no offence to the guy wiv the biggest count. ie. flyin*

but isn't 0 kickass? its such a contradiction

a negative post count is even better, Ive seen that on other forums

 

[bobby]

Originally posted by MinAi


a negative post count is even better, Ive seen that on other forums

seriously, we should start a ( negative post count club)

 

[maniacguy]

Comment on moving threads - don't, because there are some of us at UNSW too...

Comment on exemptions:
Credit or better in exemption subjects = part 1
Part 2 = actuarial control cycle = 2 compulsory subjects (i forget the mq course codes, because i go to unsw)

the above goes for both unsw and mq in terms of structure, although content may differ a little here and there...

the IAA is having a review of how part 3 is structured, so it might change by the time we get out.

 

[maniacguy]

It has *apparently* changed and these changes will apply to us!

It is still two years:
* Two compulsory course (each half a year) and
* One option (one year course).

The old system was just two optional courses.

*Shrugs* (Doesn't matter!)

Btw manicguy what subject do you do at UNSW for actuarial ... for first and later years.

anything that's for an exemption has a little * next to it:

first year:
ACTL1001 in second session

second year:
ACTL2001* in first session
ACTL2002* in first session (unless you do actuarial and maths in commerce/science combined, in which case you do MATH2901 and MATH2931 to get the exemption)
ACTL2003* in second session

third year:
ACTL3001* in first session
ACTL3002* in first session
ACTL3003* in second session
ACTL3004* in second session

and you also have to do the following to get the last two exemptions:
FINS1613 and ACCT2542 gets you one of them
either ECON2101 or ECON2102 gets you the other (you're also supposed to do the first year courses in economics, but those are compulsory anyway)

ACTL1001 is pretty much an intro subject, although this year a new lecturer is taking it, who apparently tends to go at a pretty hard pace.
the rest are all exemption subjects.

the when you do it is obviously different if you're doing double degrees etc. etc.

 

[maniacguy]

someday i'll get around to looking at macq's one properly - i looked at recommended program, didn't understand it, looked at unsw's and understood it. that helped my choice a lot i understand macq's better now after someone who decided to go there anyway explained it to me, but i still reckon it's a bit confusing having different numbers of subjects and credit points all over the place.

 

[-=«MÄLÅÇhïtÊ»=-]

flyn
there are charts for exemptions at mq online

http://www.actuary.mq.edu.au/programs/index.shtml

click on ur double degree

 

[luba]

so, if you get above credit in your subjects in first 3 years, you get part1 exemption. if you do specific subjects in 4th yr you get part2 exemption. right? is this the same for unsw?

 

[-=«MÄLÅÇhïtÊ»=-]

Originally posted by luba
so, if you get above credit in your subjects in first 3 years, you get part1 exemption. if you do specific subjects in 4th yr you get part2 exemption. right? is this the same for unsw?

u dun need credits in all subjects. Just exemption topics. The rest you juz need to pass. To be recognised by the institute, i guess all all exemption subjects will be the same regardless of the uni. Part I think from memory that unsw only covers part 1 in the 3yrs. And to get part 2, u have to do honors?

And there is a difference in first yr. At macquarie, you start doing actuarial related things in first yr, and at unsw, you do maths revision or something.

 

[Minai]

Originally posted by -=MLhtʻ=-
And there is a difference in first yr. At macquarie, you start doing actuarial related things in first yr, and at unsw, you do maths revision or something.

yeah, since at UNSW its simply a B.Com with a major in Actuarial...at macq its a dedicated B.Com - Actuarial studies, so more specialised.

the actuarial subjects in 1st yr UNSW is Maths for Actuarial studies, and in semester 2 its Actuarial studies and commerce

 

[maniacguy]

Originally posted by -=MLhtʻ=-


u dun need credits in all subjects. Just exemption topics. The rest you juz need to pass. To be recognised by the institute, i guess all all exemption subjects will be the same regardless of the uni. Part I think from memory that unsw only covers part 1 in the 3yrs. And to get part 2, u have to do honors?

And there is a difference in first yr. At macquarie, you start doing actuarial related things in first yr, and at unsw, you do maths revision or something.

At unsw you do Maths for Actuarial 1A and 1B during first year, along with an introductory subject in Semester 2, as opposed to macquarie where you do three introductory subjects (in the sense that neither is an exemption subject) in first semester along with Maths 1B.

As for exemption - it's the same at both unis - part I in the three years, and part II in the optional fourth year, which can be honours or part of a combined degree

 

[kaseita]

unsw basically starts the maths course before you macq guys, but then we start the actual actuarial stuff later.
apparently the idea is to give us some background into it first

and I'll take your word for it about part 2. some people told me before that you do part 2 during the course, but I donno. I'm doing it combined with science, but not doing maths, so I'm basically affected the same as straight actuarial students.