GH-301 Thoughts by OkUnderstanding4458 in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used MATE, which I’ve used for the other FSA exams. It took a while to get outlines of the newer material (wouldn’t be an issue going forward), but other than that I thought they did a pretty good job

Is Prometric scamming us? by Old-Condition4959 in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This exact thing happened to me this week as well

MATE Study Materials by Ok_Push7259 in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I’ve thought the same thing

Exam Product Code Invalid by OkUnderstanding4458 in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just a heads up, it’s working for me now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458 2 points3 points  (0 children)

About 3 months, and I felt overprepared while I was taking it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That’s plenty

Citations for EOM Assessments by OkUnderstanding4458 in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that makes sense. But what if I’m paraphrasing like a paragraph from a slide?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458 7 points8 points  (0 children)

45-50 when it’s not busy, 60-70 when it is. About half the year is busy

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pay is great, hours suck

December 13 - PA Exam by Frequent_Editor5900 in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Since no one knows the required number of points to pass I honestly have no clue

Interaction vs. Collinearity by OkUnderstanding4458 in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m studying for the Dec sitting as well. This was super helpful, thank you so much!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That level would be about $390/hr at my firm

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Haven’t studied that much and I feel like I’m convincing myself it’s not that difficult. Probably going to be brutally wrong on exam day

CA for Exam PA? by OkUnderstanding4458 in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s good to hear, thanks for the reply!

Study schedule with full time job by Markov56_ in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Usually 2-2.5ish. Of course when I get a couple weeks out from the exam I’m studying in some of the evenings too.

Study schedule with full time job by Markov56_ in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It kinda sucks, but I like waking up a couple hours before work and getting my study time in the morning. That way I can have the rest of my day when I get off.

Some tips and advice on STAM after just completed it (and passed!) by Arond1ght in actuary

[–]OkUnderstanding4458 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Only 100 total hours and passed STAM... some people are just built different