Actuarial exams are tough. So you’re bound to fail some of them on your journey to becoming an actuary. So, in this post I’m going to go into detail about what really happens when you fail an exam and how you can avoid having it happen again. So what...
Most of you will already know what a study group is, but just in case you don’t, it’s a group of people that get together either in person or virtually (online) that are studying for the same test. As you can imagine, study groups are an excellent resource...
Exam day can feel slightly scary. You’re often already a bit nervous/anxious going into the day but having to go to a new place and figure out how everything works can just add more stress to your day, which you don’t need right before you write your...
Most people say you need 100 hours of studying per hour of exam. So that means 300 hours of studying for P and FM. Crazy eh? (Check out why I actually plan out 400 hours for students I coach in my Study Strategy Program) I’m sure that fitting in 300+ hours of...
I’m sure you’ve heard…”you gotta study about 100 hours per hour of exam”, so if you’re writing Exam FM or P, that’s 250-300 hours! And when you heard that, were you like.. “ummmmmmmmmm not possible”? I was! I...
If you’re just writing your first actuarial exam, it can be difficult to know which study manual you should use. I’m here to help you figure it out! I’m not going to tell you exactly which one to use, I’m just going to let you know the...