Any actuaries here?

[Syringer]

I'm currently a statistics major now..and am currently interested in pursuing in becoming an actuary. Is there any special classes that I should take? What kind of internship options would be good to look into?

 

[rob3rt]

If you are a junior right now I recommend a nice internship in the summer; most of them are in health and insurance of course. Nevertheless, you should be looking into passing your first actuarial exam from the Socities of Actuaries before you graduate, because most employers will really only consider those who have passed at LEAST one exam. This is important to think about right now if you are a senior because the exam takes place only twice a year and the deadline for the May exam is the end of this month. You need a strong background in probability and at least calculus 2 to do well in this exam. The cost is about $100 with test centers all around the place. Here are some helpful links,

http://www.beanactuary.com
http://www.soa.org


Edit: You can find some exams from past years through that first link. That will give you an idea of what you need to look for when taking the test. Again, I recommend a good probability course, I'm sure you've taken statistics already, and also some calculus.

 

[matsuhisa]

i believe that my undergraduate school also paid for the tests that you take while you were in school. you might as well take advantage of that while you're in school. just go to your undergraduate department and ask if they reimburse you test costs.

i'm not a actuarian... a applied mathematician but was once interested in this field.