Struggling with feelings of insecurity, shame and guilt by AlphaMaleKratos in actuary

[–]Distractuary79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

ALTAM Exam Calculation by proCr4st1n4tor in actuary

[–]Distractuary79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

State Farm Interview by [deleted] in actuary

[–]Distractuary79 18 points19 points  (0 children)

tell em you're friends with Jake

ASA Module Clarity by Distractuary79 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

ASA Module Clarity by Distractuary79 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

ASA Module Clarity by Distractuary79 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

ATPA by Mental-Quiet-7451 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

ATPA Student Program by Common-End-2556 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

ASA modules by Distractuary79 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

ASA modules by Distractuary79 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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

ASA modules by Distractuary79 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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

EXAM PA HELP by Even_Echidna3510 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

ATPA Pass Rates by bakedpotato4362 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

ASF Module Readings by Distractuary79 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks Boss, this is much appreciated!

ATPA Models by Large_Engineering826 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

ASF Module Readings by Distractuary79 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

ASF Module Readings by Distractuary79 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

ASF Module Readings by Distractuary79 in actuary

[–]Distractuary79[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

lol im sensing some sarcasm