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hey guys I have a few questions abt actuarial studies
how good is the actuarial program at unsw compared to macquariee ?
wat are the best combined degrees including actuarial studies?
how hard is actuarial studies?
wat is a decent average in actuarial studies?
wat is the maths like ? i've herd it's very different to hsc
thanks guys
 

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- unsw and mac are around the same
- com/economics or com/science (maths/stats)
- overrated - you work hard, you will be fine
- 75+ (distinction+)
- interesting but different, involves conceptual understanding rather than repetitive application in hsc maths
 

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- unsw and mac are around the same
- com/economics or com/science (maths/stats)
- overrated - you work hard, you will be fine
- 75+ (distinction+)
- interesting but different, involves conceptual understanding rather than repetitive application in hsc maths
Agreed. Also, you'll be dealing more with statistics, rather than mathematics.
 

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So it doesn't have much to do with like the 4U maths in high school?
 

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Macquarie is better than UNSW for Actuarial. I go to UNSW actuarial btw.
 

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ahh thats alritee i think im just gonna stick with UNSW...
probz do comm/sci.. hopefully itll be alritee
any 4unit topics relevant to actuarial btw?
 

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Also integration plays a huge role in probability theory, so you might want to review that as well.
 

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- unsw and mac are around the same
- com/economics or com/science (maths/stats)
- overrated - you work hard, you will be fine
- 75+ (distinction+)
- interesting but different, involves conceptual understanding rather than repetitive application in hsc maths
would it be beneficial to do it under a comm/adv math degree or is that just not worth the extra year?
 

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i was thinkin that as well but i wud say no
justt becausee the adv math degree is just an extra yr for honours
under the normal comm/sci degree u can still choose the higher level of maths which makes the "adv math"
then if u do well they probz will let u proceeed to honours anyway
go here http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/students/current/ugactuarialprograms.html
+ if ur doing actuarial u shud really be trying for honours in that not sciencee
but upto youu
 

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adv maths is essentially same as b sci (math) with honours, but with adv maths, you have to do certain courses like SCIF that are pointless. Plus a double major in maths and stats is possible under b sci
 

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adv maths is essentially same as b sci (math) with honours, but with adv maths, you have to do certain courses like SCIF that are pointless. Plus a double major in maths and stats is possible under b sci
You can also do Quantitative Risk in Advanced Maths.
 

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As with anything if you work hard then you'll get a good result.
 

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Which subjects are required to gain exemptions from Part II IAA
And what mark needs to be achieved to gain the exemption
 

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I did 4U, but I struggled with Perms and Combs and Probability (Harder 2U) during the HSC. I'm fine with the calculus related topics though. Do you reckon I would have a hard time w/ actuarial studies?
 

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only for ACTL subjects or 70% average for all commerce subjects

its seems that 70% average across all subjects for part I exemptions

and only 70% in ACTL for Part II exemption
 
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Macquarie is better than UNSW for Actuarial. I go to UNSW actuarial btw.
A lot of people seem to say this. Are there any reasons for this? or is it just a common misconception
 

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