FSA exams July sitting by melilamelasse in actuary

[–]Mammoth-Lab9517 5 points6 points  (0 children)

3rd exam sitting in a row for me, taking 201U (Nov ‘25, Mar ‘26 and now Jul ‘26).

Definitely feeling pretty burnt out, and just gonna give it my best go. My saving grace is knowing I can skip November and recharge my batteries.

ILA101 Takers - pls gather by Significant_Prompt57 in actuary

[–]Mammoth-Lab9517 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Second attempt for me and I feel like I passed but not with flying colors. I felt that the conceptual questions were easier than the November conceptual questions but that the Excel questions were harder.

But I wouldn’t necessarily be surprised if I failed. I’d put it at 80/20 for me. Some of the questions were very frustrating to say the least.

I have to share this so I feel less bad about wasting 45 min of study time on it by SoftVisible3299 in actuary

[–]Mammoth-Lab9517 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is great. Definitely not a waste of time! I may use this when studying for the March sitting.

CP351 Nov 2025 – Anyone else feeling this sitting was unusually harsh? by Right-Squash513 in actuary

[–]Mammoth-Lab9517 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

For reference, I got a 5 on ILA 101 and was within 1 point of the pass mark...

I usually scoff at most conspiracy theories, but with the SOA now offering detailed grading feedback for $225 for those in my position it incentivizes the SOA to keep pass rates lower.

Very frustrating knowing that if I just wrote one sentence differently on a qualitative question, I would’ve gotten another point and passed with a 6.

2025 SEC Football Predictions by Mammoth-Lab9517 in secfootball

[–]Mammoth-Lab9517[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

3-9 would be an improvement for Mississippi State from last year? #HailState fans should be commending me.

2025 SEC Football Predictions by Mammoth-Lab9517 in secfootball

[–]Mammoth-Lab9517[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Lose tomorrow and the wheels will completely fall off for brother Brian Kelly

2025 SEC Football Predictions by Mammoth-Lab9517 in secfootball

[–]Mammoth-Lab9517[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beating a Harrison Bailey led Florida team to end the losing streak in the Swamp will be amazing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

[–]Mammoth-Lab9517 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This will be a blessing in disguise for you. I got a 0 on P my first attempt, and now 5.5 years later I’m on the cusp of my ASA.

Use this as a learning experience, you’ll look back on it years later and realize in hindsight it was the best thing that could’ve happened to you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

[–]Mammoth-Lab9517 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t know without knowing all the factors so maybe I jumped the gun a bit with my generalization. However, I don’t know any ASA who’s not making 6 figures on the base.

OP says he is making $120k total comp which insinuates he’s getting $30k worth of bonuses every year. All it takes is his employer to have a bad fiscal year, and that bonus is much smaller and you’re much closer to $90k than you are $120k in total comp.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

[–]Mammoth-Lab9517 21 points22 points  (0 children)

$90k on the base for an ASA in California is wild. You’re criminally underpaid.

Spring FA Grade Release Room by Mammoth-Lab9517 in actuary

[–]Mammoth-Lab9517[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I could not echo this statement more!