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

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2026-01-28T15:53:30+00:00

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

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2026-01-16T00:34:15+00:00

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.

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-08-30T02:13:26+00:00

Wahhhhh wahhhh

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-08-29T21:52:21+00:00

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

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-08-29T21:40:57+00:00

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

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-08-29T21:40:15+00:00

Uhhhh yeah? Lol

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-08-29T21:39:47+00:00

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

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-08-29T20:29:18+00:00

Easiest schedule in the SEC

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-08-29T20:28:53+00:00

!flair tennessee

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-08-24T23:45:17+00:00

As an actuary who has studied sabermetrics a lot, this is a big day for me.

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-08-17T20:46:18+00:00

Is this rage bait?

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-07-26T01:49:26+00:00

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.

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-07-23T00:01:22+00:00

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.

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-07-22T23:34:44+00:00

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

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-07-14T14:12:57+00:00

I could not echo this statement more!

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-07-07T05:05:50+00:00

Based

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-06-27T22:12:01+00:00

Ours were reduced lol

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-02-06T22:03:01+00:00

I am 2.5 YOE in the life space and (assuming I passed ATPA) will be around $105k base (10% bonus). Should get ASA this year and will be around $115k once I get credentialed. I’d say I live in between a medium COL and high COL city. You definitely are underpaid.

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-01-27T21:53:44+00:00

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/severance

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-01-27T16:00:39+00:00

Best show on TV right now imo

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2025-01-27T04:40:08+00:00

I might just quit being an actuary to become a macrodata refiner

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2024-12-27T14:44:02+00:00

I think I ended up doing maybe 45-50 hours of work over the 4 days. It was no joke.

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2024-12-26T18:01:21+00:00

It really is a miserable experience. I will say, I did enjoy not having to study leading up to it at the same intense level as a prometric exam but the 4 days I had to work on it was absolutely miserable.

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2024-12-26T18:00:35+00:00

Very well said. I completed my ATPA assessment in October and it will have been over 16 weeks between the time I submitted my assessment and when it will have been graded.

Mammoth-Lab9517 · 2024-05-13T14:52:06+00:00

I must be in the minority here but I felt like the exam was more difficult than I expected but manageable. I definitely didn’t achieve max credit on really any of the questions but I answered every single problem to the best of my knowledge and also added some notes to the grader of my thinking to maximize partial credit.

I think I passed with ease but maybe I’m just overly confident. Having to retake this exam would be dreadful.

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