<p>the knowledge of math an actuary needs to know to be a fellow and other high positions fsa, fcas, acas is incredible
you will most likely need a PhD in math like many other actuaries</p>
<p>and when you start working as an actuary, you will constantly be studying before, after, and during work for your next exam; which makes your lifestyle a little harder</p>
<p>Yeah, if you don't like math much then actuary isn't the right job for you.</p>
<p>just my 2 cents ... I apllied with accnt as my major, but then at orientation spoke to the advisor i changed it to economics. I thought that the material was too practical and i was pretty much going to be stuck with accounting for the first few years out of college. Even if i decided to do accnt i wud need a masters to get the cpa and you dont need a accnt bachelors to get into accnt masters get my drift?
*** am i talking about you may ask. You dont need to major in finance to get a job in the financial industry, you dont need to major in actuarial science to get a job as an actuary. A major might help but ultimately its about you and not your major/school. you can major in transylvanian studies and get actuarial internship/job if you have the exams , gpa etc.
The other thing is the cost i dont remmebr the figure you gave in the other thread about BC but that was OUTRAGEOUS, chances are you wont get into a high paying career like IB so lets just assume you get a 50k jon 35k after taxes then you will be living paycheck to paycheck (rent/morgage, car payment food etc).</p>