ACTEX is full.

[MarsLasar]

Here I have been waiting on NEAS to see if they would get approved thinking that I could always do the ACTEX class, and now I see ACTEX is full.
Now I guess it is NEAS or nothing.
They better get approved.

[_BullDog_]

How does an online class "get full"?

[MarsLasar]

How does an online class "get full"?

By writing "REGISTRATION IS FULL" in their ad.

[Katie Connolly]

ACTEX has limited the size of the Online Course in Applied Statistics because the course contains graded assignments. The course will be offered again over the summer. Students who are interested can call ACTEX at 800-AT-ACTEX to be placed on the course waiting list, should any seats become available.

[rebeccap]

OMG, waiting list...this thing is getting more screwed up by the minute.

[Frenchie]

OMG, waiting list...this thing is getting more screwed up by the minute.

How is that screwed up? It's just like any "college" course, which is pretty much what these are. They are there for those of us who, for one reason or another, did not get our VEE based on our college transcripts. I don't know about where you went to school, but my school had limits on enrollment in both traditional and online courses. Don't take this as directed towards you, but people have let it be known a bazillion times over how unhappy they are with the redesign. But, at this point, even if the SOA were to say "Hey, you're all right. We're going to do it (insert preferred method) this way." It wouldn't happen instantaneously. We have two basic options: 1) Accept the fact that it's changed and press on. Keep griping to a minimum, because the more parts of the redesign you find fault with, the more you're going to get yourself worked up over something you can't change. 2) Quit taking exams, change careers, stop complaining.

Sorry, kinda letting out my frustrations tonight.

[Ailing Factuary]

I don't know why anyone would want to take this anyway. It sounds like way too much work.

[funk1]

I don't know why anyone would want to take this anyway. It sounds like way too much work.

I agree....especially after reading about the whole Minitab ordeal.

[rebeccap]

It is ok; I am highly frustrated myself right now as well. I already paid for and got credit for regression analysis from NEAS and am under a lot of self-pressure to get time series out of the way by January. Actex would be a waste of money since it combines both courses. But like MarsLasar at least that'd be my alternative. I don't know the chance of dis-re-approval of NEAS by SOA, but I am not encouraged to start until the re-approval is for certain.

How is that screwed up? It's just like any "college" course, which is pretty much what these are. They are there for those of us who, for one reason or another, did not get our VEE based on our college transcripts. I don't know about where you went to school, but my school had limits on enrollment in both traditional and online courses. Don't take this as directed towards you, but people have let it be known a bazillion times over how unhappy they are with the redesign. But, at this point, even if the SOA were to say "Hey, you're all right. We're going to do it (insert preferred method) this way." It wouldn't happen instantaneously. We have two basic options: 1) Accept the fact that it's changed and press on. Keep griping to a minimum, because the more parts of the redesign you find fault with, the more you're going to get yourself worked up over something you can't change. 2) Quit taking exams, change careers, stop complaining.

Sorry, kinda letting out my frustrations tonight.

[MarsLasar]

I agree, the ACTEX class sounds like a painful one (homework deadlines? Yikes!). And it stretches clear into February while the NEAS class is over in the early part of January.
NEAS is very easy as long as you do the homework and sample questions. (Except the Corp Fin Final in summer was surprisingly hard)
It would have been nice to have the option though. Now I am stuck with NEAS.

[Frenchie]

I agree, the ACTEX class sounds like a painful one (homework deadlines? Yikes!). And it stretches clear into February while the NEAS class is over in the early part of January.
NEAS is very easy as long as you do the homework and sample questions. (Except the Corp Fin Final in summer was surprisingly hard)
It would have been nice to have the option though. Now I am stuck with NEAS.

Yeah, but the ACTEX is for the entire Stats VEE, not just one part or the other, so if you were to do back-to-back NEAS courses, it'd be about the same. That is why I decided not to go ahead with NEAS (it was paid for by previous employer and I deferred, so no loss to me). Also, NEAS is no longer just read and send in homeworks. There is a student project attached to it as well. I like the idea of homework deadlines. Not as easy to blow off as the NEAS is since you can defer to another session. Besides, it's only like 2 or 3. Not weekly or anything.

[_BullDog_]

Yeah, but the ACTEX is for the entire Stats VEE, not just one part or the other, so if you were to do back-to-back NEAS courses, it'd be about the same. That is why I decided not to go ahead with NEAS (it was paid for by previous employer and I deferred, so no loss to me). Also, NEAS is no longer just read and send in homeworks. There is a student project attached to it as well. I like the idea of homework deadlines. Not as easy to blow off as the NEAS is since you can defer to another session. Besides, it's only like 2 or 3. Not weekly or anything.

I agree. I like the idea of there being homework and quizes. It kind of forces you to be so far along at certain times. Unlike the SOA exams were you need to guess at how much material you should have covered by a certain time. I guess I like more structure, it keeps me on track.

Also it takes some pressure of the final exam since it is only 50% of your grade.