How old were you when took your first SOA exam?

[Vic Romano]

&#161S&#237! My Fellowship meeting was a couple weeks after my 30th b-day!

[Abnormal]

I got credit for (the old) Part one via the GRE when I was 26 [a number of the other math grad students decided to write the thing so I mailed in a copy of my GRE scores]. I never thought about actually being an actuary until a number of years later and ended up sitting Part 2 about a month after my 30th birthday.

[John F. Kerry]

Originally Posted by Vic Romano

I started at 21 and gave myself until 30. That allowed about two sittings per exam. I didn't think there'd be any excuse to sit something three times.

God damn your proud of that. You mention it with every ID. NTTAWWT, I'd brag too. IIRC, being done by 30 was something your wife required. Then again, I don't believe everything I read on the internet and between you music and your exams I'm not sure I believe you had time to court a young lady....

[Vic Romano]

Alright Muff, clam up before it's beef curtains for you. I know who you are. The little man in the boat ratted you out. He's held a grudge ever since you fingered him for snatching the tuna tacos.

Originally Posted by Grand Muff

God d*mn your proud of that. You mention it with every ID. NTTAWWT, I'd brag too.

No, I brag about the life and exam schedule I set myself on and stuck to: ACAS, marriage, FCAS, house, kids.

IIRC, being done by 30 was something your wife required.

Wrong 'em, boyo.

[CAPTAIN_MORGAN]

HONESTLY I DON'T THINK STARTING AT 21 AND SETTING A GOAL TO BE DONE BY 30 IS BRAGGING MR. MUFF

IT ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE A VERY REASONABLE GOAL THAT ANYONE SEEKING PERSPECTIVE ON BECOMING AN ACTUARY MIGHT FIND HELPFUL. IF I WAS RE-ENTERING THIS PROFESSION AND KNEW 9 YEARS WOULD BE MY EXPECTED WAIT FOR CREDENTIALLING, I MAY NOT HAVE JOINED. IT'S QUITE THE COMMITMENT, AND IT'S GOOD FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW

[Wigmeister General]

9 years is the average travel time. So, da man is an avg actuary

[John F. Kerry]

Originally Posted by Christ The Lord

Alright Muff, clam up before it's beef curtains for you. I know who you are. The little man in the boat ratted you out. He's held a grudge ever since you fingered him for snatching the tuna tacos.

Pay no attention to the man in the boat.

No, I brag about the life and exam schedule I set myself on and stuck to: ACAS, marriage, FCAS, house, kids.

What do you mean "no," you just agreed with me??

Wrong 'em, boyo.

No, I know you said it. Like I said, I suspected there was no wife before ACAS.

[lori darling]

I like to brag about her because she's a really cool lady...my boss started taking exams in her early 50's (I'm guessing but can't be very far off) and got her FCAS when she was close to 60. She was a "house wife" for many many years before that. Her father was a mathematician.

[p&cnewbie]

This is interesting discussion. I passed C1 last Spring at 29, and failed C2 this Fall at 30. Having a husband now, and proposed additions to the family makes me concerned about long-term success in this career since I feel like I'm starting so late in the game. This comment is based on what I understand the world outside of my current office situation.

I work for a smaller P&C company, and my current boss doesn't pressure the exam issue because he doesn't believe that it makes me better at my job. If I can stay here, I have it made in several respects. But if my husband relocates, I'd be screwed without exams. So the exam pressure is internal for me.

[Vic Romano]

Originally Posted by Grand Muff

What do you mean "no," you just agreed with me??

I don't think the done-by-30 thing is anything to brag about. Like someone else posted, I took 9 years (8 if you count from the day I took Part 1 to the day I took my final exam).

No, I know you said it.

You know wrong, sporto.