how much time for non-life stuff?

[actuarial_aspirant]

I understand that different people will commit different hours depending on their aptitude and understanding. I was wondering what would you recommmend for an average student. Would 80-120 hours suffice ? any opinion will be helpful.
Thanks.

[Sunny]

It is my opinion that I have no idea if that's a good hour to spend on this. It is all about understanding. But I suppose it's possible to know it well spending just that much time, although I also have no idea how much time I've spent on it. Maybe even less than that. Do I smell failure again.

[Sunny]

You know that I'm not adding anything but am just post padding right?

I've told myself not to go chat so c3 posting is the only way of stress relief. Actually, that cute guy last night is another way... jk

[Jim Daniel]

An old rule of thumb has been to study 100 hours for each hour of the exam. A nation-wide consulting company with which I've worked has collected data indicating a significantly higher pass rate for their Course 3 candidates with over 400 self-reported hours than those with under 400. With about 45% of the exam on non-life-contingencies, that would indicate 180 hours on that part---if that is what you were asking.

Jim Daniel

[VernSchil]

I estimate I studied about 100 hours for non-life. I personally think non-life is a lot easier than life so I put slightly more time into the life side, probably an extra 50 hours or so. I had also seen stochastic models and simulation in college so I didn't really need to teach myself the concepts behind them.

For someone aiming for a 6 or 7, I think 80-120 hours is fine if you are average to above average. The most important thing is to make sure you know how to instantly solve any previously released exam problem. From what I remember, a lot of non-life questions are very similar to old exam questions.

[Dawggy]

Originally Posted by Jim Daniel

A nation-wide consulting company with which I've worked has collected data indicating a significantly higher pass rate for their Course 3 candidates with over 400 self-reported hours than those with under 400. Jim Daniel

So these 400 hours are in addition to what the company gives you? Or is it just a sum of total study time.

[Jim Daniel]

Total.