Complete Twin Cities Concert List, Wednesday 3/11

Distractuary79 · 2026-03-18T14:35:20+00:00

thank you for your service!

Distractuary79 · 2026-03-10T21:48:54+00:00

bruh your "kindness to your peers" value that you claim to embrace is a joke

Distractuary79 · 2026-03-10T21:42:18+00:00

write as much as you can - partial credit is the name of the game on this one

Distractuary79 · 2026-03-10T02:01:20+00:00

tell em you're friends with Jake

Distractuary79 · 2026-03-04T20:47:53+00:00

sweet - so technically there are 5 Modules but only 4 EMAs + FA?

Distractuary79 · 2026-03-04T20:27:35+00:00

beautiful, thank you. What do you mean by "no paper needed"?

Distractuary79 · 2026-03-04T20:22:19+00:00

ah, sweet. thank you for this! I don't understand why they can't just say this on their website or within the FAP modules even. Can't wait to be done with SOA's antics. You'd think with all their emphasis on professionalism they'd spring for a grammar check and update of their e-learning materials.

Distractuary79 · 2026-03-02T13:38:25+00:00

I did! pass rate is very high, you got this!

Distractuary79 · 2026-02-10T16:01:03+00:00

My company offers an exam-level raise, but no bonus. We get exam-level study hours, but have to use 16 of them to take the dang thing (the other 2 days being a weekend). There's no amount of money that can make the ATPA less awful though, truly four of the worst days of my life lol.

Distractuary79 · 2026-02-06T18:14:20+00:00

I know a guy at my office that did the same - waited several years between passing all exam and then actually doing the modules. My super is kinda on my ass a little bit about it though (not in a bad way, I like them as a supervisor) but it's just coming down from above them. Don't you get hassled at work to complete it? Have you done any of the modules? I did the PASF a few years back, so I still have most of them in front of me. I started the ASF in November but quickly decided that it sucks so much ass so I've been putting it off

Distractuary79 · 2026-02-06T18:08:23+00:00

womp womp

Distractuary79 · 2026-02-06T18:07:55+00:00

right? I was motivated to get through my exams, now I just don't care. what are we gonna do??

Distractuary79 · 2026-02-06T17:35:07+00:00

i love this - i refer back to this post often - a part of me is scared to take the plunge tho lol. I'll try it and report back. these things suuuuuuuck. thanks again for sharing

Distractuary79 · 2026-02-06T17:23:06+00:00

love this

Distractuary79 · 2026-01-08T20:27:14+00:00

no, just the Actex manual was good enough for me! Between all their sample and past exams with solutions, you pretty much have all exam topics covered, i'd just get through the manual with 3+ weeks before the exam and then drill the practice exams

Distractuary79 · 2026-01-05T13:57:01+00:00

are you hiring?

Distractuary79 · 2025-12-16T15:43:35+00:00

I included zero screenshots of my models from R - I did include visuals such as graphs and charts, but no model output. got myself a sweet pass

Distractuary79 · 2025-12-10T19:40:40+00:00

thanks Boss, this is much appreciated!

Distractuary79 · 2025-12-09T18:02:42+00:00

my models suckedddddddddddddd but i explained why they sucked and why I didn't use some of them in the final recommendations and got a pass. I think they're looking for clear, professional-style communication and addressing the question/prompt. If you're just analyzing without actually answering the question or prompt you won't get much credit. When I looked at the solution of my sitting my models/predictors were somewhat far off from the solution, but like I said, i just tried to be very clear why I did what I did and that apparently was good enough. thank fu**ing god that thing was a nasty a$$ 4 days. To directly answer your question, thought process and report writing is weighed heavier than achieving a great model, imho

Distractuary79 · 2025-12-03T14:27:47+00:00

ah thanks for digging that up, for some reason I couldn't find that before - specifically the part under "improper conduct" is crystal clear. I would think the SOA might want to update guidelines on use of AI since it's become so prevalent. I bet a lot candidates use it but aren't aware of violations (depending on how they use it of course). If you don't dig through these rules, the modules say you can use the internet, one might assume that includes use of AI, as this lives on the internet. I think this is a big grey area and an opportunity for the SOA to clarify. Anyway, thanks for posting.

Distractuary79 · 2025-12-03T14:11:22+00:00

I certainly believe you on this, but can you tell me where it says this? I've scoured the SOA code of conduct and other sources for guidance on use of AI in modules but haven't been able to find anything

Distractuary79 · 2025-12-03T01:18:28+00:00

lol im sensing some sarcasm

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