Daniel's PREview and REview Seminars for Exam C (and Exam 4)

[Jim Daniel]

Since my (Jim Daniel's) review seminars for Joint Exam C (and old Joint Exam 4) are less well known than many others, I'm encouraging all participants in my seminars to post their comments in this thread so that one can refer to this thread whenever questions are posted about various seminars. I encourage other teachers of seminars to do the same so that folks have easy access to commentary, both pro and con.

NOTE: Some comments mention my PREview seminars (short introductions as opposed the the REview seminars' nature as a traditional intensive exam-prep seminar). I offered these during 2003-2004; despite the very strong reviews by attendees, adequate attendance never materialized and so I've stopped offering these. My Austin M and C Review Seminars have continued to have strong attendance.


Jim Daniel

[burton leon reynolds]

I went to the PREVIEW seminar, and thought JD did a good job of presenting the concepts for a student who has never seen the material. If nothing else it helped me get an early start.

26 – 27 July 2003 for the Preview seminar. I find this idea appealing, and would be interested in hearing what others think of the idea.

Also - isn't this a bit late this year? or is the review seminar early? a month apart doesn't seem like much.

[Jim Daniel]

Yes, the timing is tight. The preview seminar is scheduled as soon as I could after results are out, since my experience is that folks are not interested in 4 until they know the results of (usually) 3. And the review seminar was set as late as possible before I have to start teaching in my real job at UT-Austin. Of course, one could attend my PREview and someone else's REview (shame! shame!) scheduled later than mine.

Jim Daniel
www.actuarialseminars.com

[Bama Gambler]

I have not attended a Jim Daniels seminar but his explanations on this discussion board forum are great. If I have to retake Course 4 I will attend his seminar.

[drctypea]

i appreciate his replies also...hopefully bama and I will be on 5 next time...

[Bama Gambler]

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[drctypea]

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[Old Man]

If you are planning on taking Course 5, it's not too early to start. I would advice starting in June if it is your first time taking it. There is A LOT of material to cover and A LOT of memorization.

[mathchoad]

I attended this year's Course 4 seminar in Austin and felt that it helped me greatly. The seminar is intense and helps cram a lot of the material in a short amount of time. Afterwards, I keep going through the old exams until I was comfortable with the material.