AFL (Actuarial Fantasy League)

[sock_man]

I am looking for some superstar exam takers for the AFL draft which is this Friday. If you have the name (& exam #) of a superstar exam taker (e.g. yourself, if you are confident that you'll pass) that you wouldn't mind distributing, please let me know.

Concept: The concept of an actuarial fantasy league is of a similar nature with fantasy football or rotisserie baseball. You and your office mates draft a roster of actuarial students and your team's success is determined by how those students perform on the actuarial exams.

Teams:
1. Teams shall consist of 9 players.
2. You must have someone sitting for each of exams being taken
3. You can also have 3 "Flex" players who can sit for any exams.
4. Players are mutually exclusive within a league. No one player can be owned by 2 people participating in the same league.
5. Owners within the league can be players and owned by other owners within the league.

Draft:
1. Order of the draft to be determined at the league's discretion.
*note* if your league has 10 or fewer owners a really actuarially appropriate way to assign draft order is to place the names in order, pick a random high digit of pi, and assign each person the next unique digit.
2. The initial draft should be carried out in a top to bottom--bottom to top format

3. Subsequent drafts should be bottom to top for each round
4. The draft should take place between 2 and 3 weeks before the first exam of the season.
Rosters:
1. After each round of exams, an owner may protect up to 4 members of their team in lieu of using the last 4 picks in the draft. If 2 or more of those are taking the same exam, the others must be "Flex" players. These protected players must be announced 1 week before the draft.
2. Trades are allowed in the period between the exams and the next draft.
Scoring:
1. You only get points for players who pass their exam. You get 11 points for exam 1, 12 for exam 2, etc.
2. If one of your players passes 2 exams in 1 sitting, you get a 5 point bonus. "the FRANCE"

3. If you have players pass exams 1, 2, 3, and 4 you get a 5 point bonus. "the Multiple Choice"

4. If you have players pass exams 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 or 6, you get another 5 point bonus. "the ASA"

Winning:
1. After each round of exams, you will have both a round winner and an overall leader

2. The overall leader standings should be based on the previous 2 exams and present exam.

[Toonces]

What a completely interesting (though nutty) idea you have there, sock_man. Though I don't know who you'll find with the balls to taut themselves as a "sure-pass" on a public forum 3 weeks before the test. Imagine the ribbing if they got a 5.

[sock_man]

I agree it's a nutty idea. We're in our 2nd season (sitting) and I need to improve from last sitting.

Networking is key. Beyond that, you need to rely on the pass lists on the SOA website.

About 6 years ago, a bunch of friends and I started a college football fantasy league where you choose from a set of teams (SEC, ACC,. & Big East), but with the AFL the possibilities are endless!!!

[Macroman]

...while I think I will pass, I will not be playing as a contestant or a AFL player.

[sock_man]

C'mon macroman,
Join a winning team!!!

=)

I understand not wanting your name in our fantasy league, even though it is just for fun. The funny thing is that I only knew one my "players" last time. I got all the rest from the pass lists on the SOA website.

[Toonces]

Perhaps you'll get a better response if you leave your e-mail address instead of asking people to post their names.

[sock_man]

ray.len@bcbsfl.com

[sock_man]

Thanks Toonces for the suggestion!!

[WhyNot?]

Wow! The AFL! What a way to take some stress off of the exam process (or really add to the stress if you are one of the chosen to pass). I am not willing to give my name as a definite pass this time, but I will give you 2 names that I feel confident will pass (I hope these people don't check this forum). The first I feel really confident about is sitting for Course 4. I actually have a bet with someone he will pass this time. His name is Phillip Simms (not to be confused with the quarterback). The second I am not as sure about because she did not sit last time, but she started studying for a long time ago for Course 6. She also has a lot of motivation to pass as this will make her an ASA. Her name is Sondra Morse. Please understand I do not guarantee these people will pass. Please do not come looking for me if they don't. Good luck to you in your AFL.

P.S. If I wanted to start on of these AFL's where I work, what would I need to do? How many AFL's are there?

[rawl316]

are you guys kidding me?? Instead of starting an AFL team and digging through old pass lists to see who passed, wouldn't it be better to study? First, I don't even know that many actuaries. Second, after reading this posting, I'm ashamed to be an actuary. I guess all those rumors of us being dorks are completely true, as demonstrated by this great idea.