The Best Major for an Actuary

Actuaries are the finance, statistics, and business gurus of the insurance world. So if you want to become one, you’re probably wondering what you should major in that’ll give you the background you need to be successful. Surprisingly, you don’t...

Am I smart enough to be an actuary?

If you’re considering becoming an actuary, this is probably one of the first questions that came to mind.  All the math and statistics you’d need to know, as well as passing the tough actuarial exams can make it all seem a bit intimidating. So how smart do you...

Is actuarial science hard?

Wondering if actuarial science is hard?  I majored in actuarial science at the University of Waterloo in Canada and in this post, I go into my experience in the program. If you’re good at math and you like it, then the actuarial science concepts and course work...