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Re: B Commerce/Science(adv MATH)[UNSW] versus B Commerce/Science (USYD) - which one?H because commerce has a higher student demand then science ie. more ppl want to do commerce atar is about demand. i go to unsw and do com/sci unsw has better organised courses from what i hear especially 1st...

i am doing a com/sci major in finance, financial eco and stats but i have done actl 1001 and know people who have done actl. i would say that just because u like maths doesnt necessarily mean u will like or be good at actl cause hsc maths is different from uni maths, i reckon if u enjoyed doing...

hey im pretty much in the same boat as u, from what ive heard actl2001 is hard, and is basicly a really condensed quantitative version of several finance courses, im not 100% sure so i hope someone can verify this.

here is my guess why he doesnt want people to know, he probably bragged majorly during yr 12 how good he though he was and acted arrogantly, making enemies with teachers and students. he now thinks if his teachers find out they will also tell other students and he will look really stupid (due to...

shadow what u majoring in

not anymore from 2012 onwards they wont let u do 3 majors only 2, u can do them but they just wont recognise them as 3 majors but as 2 + free electives

yeah i hear that actl is outdated in unsw is there any truth to that

can u give me specific reason y not to do actl and to do econ and stats, sorry to be a pain

other then difficulty is there any reason to do stats over actuarial or vice versa or is it just a matter of preference

isnt stats equally as hard as actl, btw kaz how did u go in actl 1001

as i said in my original post i am doing finance + one other major either (actl or stats), and i am not sure which one, i understand finance is the best major but which major would best compliment a finance major to give me maximum opportunities in getting a job in the finance industry, looking...

i want to do stats or actl which are equal as hard or so i have heard so they will probably hurt my wam none the less.

i hear alot of people saying actl has alot of finance related stuff in it and that alot of the insurance/actuarial topics can be applied to finance.

Q1. What are the lecturers and tutes like? varies depending on who ur lecturer/ tutor is if there good then its good... Q2. Does this course have a good reputation? the best or equal best with usyd imo Q3. What majors did you choose and did you enjoy them? just finished 1st yr so no real major...

will subjects such as actl 3001 actuarial stats ACTL3002 Life Ins.& Superann. Models ACTL3003 Insurance Risk Models be relevant to a career in finance,