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Forum: Careers - Employment 04-29-2013, 01:42 AM
Replies: 192
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Posted By 764dak
You guys make it sound like doing math education...

You guys make it sound like doing math education is something bad. You guys would then talk about how math education is poor and people are bad at math then boast about your math skills compared to...
Forum: Careers - Employment 04-27-2013, 09:20 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 7,367
Posted By 764dak
http://www.maa.org/columns/launchings/launchings_0...

http://www.maa.org/columns/launchings/launchings_09_09.html

http://www.ams.org/profession/data/cbms-survey/full-report.pdf
...
Forum: Careers - Employment 04-26-2013, 06:45 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 7,367
Posted By 764dak
If you use the CBMS study from 2005, women make...

If you use the CBMS study from 2005, women make up 43% of majors in math disciplines and if you take out math education it becomes 36% (women make up 59% in math education).

There are bigger...
Forum: Careers - Employment 04-26-2013, 05:38 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 7,367
Posted By 764dak
Women are normally between 44 and 48 percent of...

Women are normally between 44 and 48 percent of majors in math disciplines. Well over 80% of CS majors are male.
Forum: Non-Actuarial Topics 04-26-2013, 05:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 285
Posted By 764dak
I'm Jamaican and I don't type in a Jamaican...

I'm Jamaican and I don't type in a Jamaican accent.
Forum: Careers - Employment 04-21-2013, 02:22 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,295
Posted By 764dak
You can do fellowship exams before completing ASA.

You can do fellowship exams before completing ASA.
Forum: Careers - Employment 04-16-2013, 05:00 PM
Replies: 226
Views: 11,559
Posted By 764dak
I think you majored in pure math and/or cs. You...

I think you majored in pure math and/or cs. You have a clear bias against actuarial science as a major.
Forum: Careers - Employment 04-16-2013, 04:10 PM
Replies: 226
Views: 11,559
Posted By 764dak
What was your major?

What was your major?
Forum: Careers - Employment 04-16-2013, 03:25 PM
Replies: 226
Views: 11,559
Posted By 764dak
How many people have you heard that have done...

How many people have you heard that have done this?
http://forum.thegradcafe.com/topic/23008-applying-for-phd-just-to-get-masters-for-free/
Forum: Non-Actuarial Topics 04-16-2013, 01:12 PM
Replies: 510
Views: 18,668
Posted By 764dak
Yeah, you're right. It is the same episode. I...

Yeah, you're right. It is the same episode. I didn't really like that joke.
It's just a coincidence.
Forum: Careers - Employment 04-16-2013, 01:07 PM
Replies: 226
Views: 11,559
Posted By 764dak
Autodidactism?

Autodidactism?
Forum: Non-Actuarial Topics 04-16-2013, 12:50 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 2,435
Posted By 764dak
You were born sometime in the 80s.

You were born sometime in the 80s.
Forum: Non-Actuarial Topics 04-16-2013, 12:41 PM
Replies: 510
Views: 18,668
Posted By 764dak
Those Family Guy clips weren't even from the same...

Those Family Guy clips weren't even from the same episode. Somebody also vandalized the wiki of the Turban Cowboy episode.
Forum: Non-Actuarial Topics 04-14-2013, 04:29 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 2,435
Posted By 764dak
Who do you consider the most pulchritudinous tv...

Who do you consider the most pulchritudinous tv character?
Forum: Non-Actuarial Topics 04-12-2013, 10:14 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 1,568
Posted By 764dak
Jughead - Forsythe Pendleton Jones III

Jughead - Forsythe Pendleton Jones III
Forum: Careers - Employment 04-10-2013, 01:44 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 4,190
Posted By 764dak
You can take IFA exams if you did math A-level or...

You can take IFA exams if you did math A-level or equivalent (before university).
Forum: Careers - Employment 04-08-2013, 01:47 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 4,190
Posted By 764dak
You need to know corporate finance. Accounting...

You need to know corporate finance. Accounting courses are often prerequisites to corporate finance courses.
Forum: Careers - Employment 04-07-2013, 11:27 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 4,190
Posted By 764dak
You should study general business and...

You should study general business and math/stats/CS.
Forum: Sports 04-07-2013, 08:50 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 1,965
Posted By 764dak
Michael Jordan used to beat up his teammates all...

Michael Jordan used to beat up his teammates all the time.
Forum: Exams - General 04-06-2013, 06:42 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 855
Posted By 764dak
You know I've always wondered which ones are...

You know I've always wondered which ones are easier to pass. UK exams are held twice per year while the SOA/CAS ones are held many times during the year. It's possible to do P and FM during a 6...
Forum: General Questions about Actuarial Science Universities 04-05-2013, 03:46 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,105
Posted By 764dak
There isn't a 'math department'. Waterloo has a...

There isn't a 'math department'. Waterloo has a math faculty with many departments (pure math, applied math, combinatorics and optimization, computer science, and statistics and actuarial science)....
Forum: Exams - General 04-05-2013, 12:35 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 855
Posted By 764dak
How does it have poor syllabus coverage?

How does it have poor syllabus coverage?
Forum: Non-Actuarial Topics 04-05-2013, 12:34 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,587
Posted By 764dak
Poorer people in the Caribbean are more likely to...

Poorer people in the Caribbean are more likely to obese than richer ones.
Forum: Exams - General 04-04-2013, 05:33 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 855
Posted By 764dak
UK exams cover more stuff and you would more...

UK exams cover more stuff and you would more exemptions for SOA exams if you did UK exams.

The UK body posts past papers on its website:
http://www.actuaries.org.uk/students/pages/past-exam-papers
Forum: Non-Actuarial Topics 04-02-2013, 06:32 PM
Replies: 181
Views: 6,265
Posted By 764dak
How about not doing Project Euler problems at...

How about not doing Project Euler problems at work?
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