The Best Way to Structure Your Last Month of Studying
Now that you're only one month away from writing your exam, it's time to kick it up into high gear. You're probably starting to feel the pressure. Time is ticking and you've still got so much to do. If time hasn't been on your side and it's been tough to...
The First Thing Employers Look At
At the very top of every good actuarial resume is a listing of all exams passed and the next exam being written. So exams passed are literally the first thing employers learn about you. Yes, I know that technically your name and contact info is at the top of your...
Why so many people fail actuarial exams
Have you ever wondered how it's possible for so many smart people to fail a single exam.  Can it really be that hard? My answer is no.  It's not so hard that anywhere from 55% - 60% of everyone writing should be failing. It's crazy. So hear me out.. it'll all make...
5 Critical Elements of a Study Strategy
Having a study strategy in place is one of the key factors to ensuring exam success. Actually, I believe that if all the right elements are in place and implemented properly, exam success is almost guaranteed. When most students think of an exam study strategy though,...
How to Fail Your First Actuarial Exam – Part 3: Your (Watch While I Do) Approach to Practice Questions
I know how easy is it to fall into the trap of believing that you know how to do a question just by looking at the answer and understanding it. But understanding the solution that someone else has provided is entirely different than actually being able to solve the...
How to pass after you’ve failed your first actuarial exam
If you didn't already know, I specialize in helping aspiring actuaries that have failed their exam to pass it the next time. I've been in your position of failing exams, and at the time I never knew what I was doing wrong. I didn't really have anyone to ask. Â I didn't...
What is a study strategy? It’s not just a schedule..
Do you have a study strategy? If not, you're just like most first time exam writers. You probably didn't even realize you needed one, right? When you're just starting out, its completely understandable not to have one. Â No one told you! I didn't have one when I was...
How to Fail Your First Actuarial Exam – Part 2: Your (Non-Existent) Study Schedule
I made this mistake when I was just starting out writing my exams. A "study schedule"....wasn't something I had ever made before. For all my university exams, I just studied whenever I had time. I didn't have to plan exactly what I would study and when. But that's...
How to Fail Your First Actuarial Exam – Part 1: Get (100% free!) Study Materials
I was one of those poor exam-writing student myself not so long ago, so I know that the cheaper something is, the better! I mean, if you can get something that will work "just as well" as any other option, why wouldn't you go with that... right? Well, I'm here to...
Exam P Study Materials – Things to Consider
Are you trying to figure out which study materials are "the best" for your upcoming Exam P? Â I completely understand how tricky and overwhelming it can feel. Â There are so many options all with different pros and cons. Â Where do you even start? This post will tell you...