What uni's best for actuaries (1 Viewer)

[capsicum]

macquarie is better if you're planning to do acturarial studies cuz they've had people graduate there in the past and also cuz they're more experienced. new south is pretty new to it.

my bro does acturary at mac. and I think you can do actuary with either maths, accounting, or finance.

 

[flowin']

Originally posted by clairegirl
Macquarie has this inside saying "easy to get in, hard to get out"

as for the easy to get in part... i don't think thats true either!!

to get into actuarials at macq is becoming harder and harder well, it isn't that hard. last year was 97.25

Originally posted by braindrainedAsh
Does Kmart sell bread?

yes, k-mart brand bread. haven't you tried any?

 

[Giant Lobster]

heh i still cant quite get over the fact that combined law @ macq is higher than UNSW combined law.

 

[flowin']

oh, most of the actuarials at macq (at least 2/3s) who combined with law have dropped out of law... because actuarial is too hard. this is from second year

 

[xiao1985]

yea, and i heard actuarial @ macq's first year drop out rate is over 50%...

not credible sources tho, just rumours...

 

[flyin']

im in second year now, and out of the people i know about 10% would've dropped out at most. it's besides the point that i don't know that many peeps because i study all day

 

[clairegirl]

yeah you have to sell your soul to do acturials... thats why i'll look up to anyone who gets through an acturials/law degree at macquarie... omg how freaking smart/dedicated/circus freaky will that person be!!

 

[flyin']

i think circus freak would best describe.

 

[Giant Lobster]

sell your soul?
i believe ive sold mine already
i have no life nothing to lose. bring it on -_-

 

[clairegirl]

out of curiousity what have you decided to do Giant Lobster ???

n well hahaha i guess thats up to you then... sell your soul to the evil that is acturials ... i have to do the easy acturials next semester which my friends have done and dey think is fucking hard (my friends who did 3 unit last year).... i on the other hand have done general *sob*

 

[santaslayer]

Gawwwwwd......does anyone who do actuarials/LLB come on BoS?

 

[flyin']

i know of one, but he lurks to our exam results

 

[Constip8edSkunk]

just goto the one closet to where u live lol

macq actuarial is overhyped anyway just like usyd law....

and the 50% drop out rate was for the D - avg 2 get exemptions for association before the changed it to C wasnt it?

 

[clairegirl]

i don't think it's overhyped...they really ARE good! lol. ask flyin about the whole D thing because he's 2nd year nows i think...Constip8edSkunk

 

[santaslayer]

Originally posted by flyin'
i know of one, but he lurks to our exam results

:rofl: and who is 'he'?

 

[Giant Lobster]

Originally posted by clairegirl
out of curiousity what have you decided to do Giant Lobster ???

Havent decided on anything

choosing between doing what I would enjoy (engineering) and doing what would make me a very happy man, money wise (actuarial)

(assuming id be adequately competent in both fields)

 

[flyin']

Originally posted by Constip8edSkunk
just goto the one closet to where u live lol

macq actuarial is overhyped anyway just like usyd law....

and the 50% drop out rate was for the D - avg 2 get exemptions for association before the changed it to C wasnt it?

That coming from someone doing Actuarial at UNSW. Funny that. =p

We never had to get a Distinction average for anything. A Credit was enough to have people think twice about continuing. You see, the exams are hard at Macq and they don't really scale you much.

 

[redslert]

Originally posted by flyin'
That coming from someone doing Actuarial at UNSW. Funny that. =p

We never had to get a Distinction average for anything. A Credit was enough to have people think twice about continuing. You see, the exams are hard at Macq and they don't really scale you much.

don't forget negative marking!!
that's from what i heard anyway

 

[flyin']

Oh, there isn't really negative marking. They just put that on the unit outline to scare people. It's all just one big scare tactic (although, I must say, it works!).

They do it to save marking time.

 

[santaslayer]

I though actuarial units were the highest scaled subjects around!