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Sorry for not getting back sooner, I was away for a few days.

I majored in Math, with minors in Economics and Business, but the minors were really not necessary for actuarial science.

I enjoyed it a lot, most of the math I had done before was just theory, but actuarial science allows me to use math for a more practical use. I liked it because you got an actual result that affected the real world and not just a piece boring textbook theory math.

The exams are hard

Business skills that are important, the courses that I took concerned Corporate finance(which is required), basic accounting, some business law, basic finance, and personal finance. I have used them all. Basically general knowledge in business is nice, especially in the insurance industry. A prof of mine suggested looking up different insurance companies and seeing their size and history just to get an idea of what they are like.

One tip I can give you is go to your counselor and see if there is an opportunity to go to work with an actuary for a day. The only problem is, is that the nearest to you would be in Halifax, I don’t think there are any in Sydney, so that sucks.

Lastly, go to http://beanactuary.com/hs/

You might enjoy seeing some from a great website.

Most of the math you do is applied and you get to do a lot of it. If you’re good at computers that can be a plus too because often there are times you might need to help write a particular program, and having computer knowledge makes the work go a lot faster, when you are consulting on something.

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