Actuarial Studies vs Engineering (2 Viewers)

[emilios]

So are you enjoying petroleum now?

Man I hate having these conflicting thoughts. I really do like science and physics, but at the same time I also enjoy economics and maths.

 

[Squar3root]

You could do actuarial studies/engineering?

 

[obliviousninja]

Yeah defs, who's this LOL

CU there.

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4028 teach me how to get so massive

 

[emilios]

You could do actuarial studies/engineering?

I don't think that degree exists anywhere in NSW.

 

[Squar3root]

Lel

 

[zhiying]

I don't think that degree exists anywhere in NSW.

Before the changeover to actuarial studies (before it was a major in commerce), you could combine with engineering. I can't guarantee you this option will exist soon, but as a new degree they're opening up a few double degree options. E.g. this year they released combined with commerce.

 

[Squar3root]

Before the changeover to actuarial studies (before it was a major in commerce), you could combine with engineering. I can't guarantee you this option will exist soon, but as a new degree they're opening up a few double degree options. E.g. this year they released combined with commerce.

At unsw you can't, actuarial studies is its own degree now

 

[Praer]

Before the changeover to actuarial studies (before it was a major in commerce), you could combine with engineering. I can't guarantee you this option will exist soon, but as a new degree they're opening up a few double degree options. E.g. this year they released combined with commerce.

if actl/eng comes up, i'm taking it. comm/actl is too mainstream :L

 

[Cleavage]

if actl/eng comes up, i'm taking it. comm/actl is too mainstream :L

Such a hipster haha, is comm/actl very popular? I was under the impression actl/eco was more popular at UNSW

 

[4025808]

So are you enjoying petroleum now?

Man I hate having these conflicting thoughts. I really do like science and physics, but at the same time I also enjoy economics and maths.

Wow forgot to reply to this.

Petroleum itself is good to learn, however memorising the content and regurgitating it in the exam is really bad in comparison. That said it's actually easier to do well in petroleum engineering due to no scaling + access to hidden past exams and lecturers doing dodgy aligning/changing of weighting of marks and thus everyone's marks being higher than expected.

Personally when I started to learn petroleum engineering, I've actually got a better grasp about chemistry, geology and other engineering disciplines compared to when I was doing commerce.

if actl/eng comes up, i'm taking it. comm/actl is too mainstream :L

Inb4 actuarial studies/petroleum engineering. Then you'll be makin' dem $$$$$$.

Honestly though I'd choose civil engineering for job security. Petroleum engineering jobs for undergrads isn't looking great atm due to slump in oil prices. I'm gonna put off graduation by a year so that I can wait for oil prices to rise (inb5 they don't and 5eva unemployed).

 

[kalstar]

Wow forgot to reply to this.

Petroleum itself is good to learn, however memorising the content and regurgitating it in the exam is really bad in comparison. That said it's actually easier to do well in petroleum engineering due to no scaling + access to hidden past exams and lecturers doing dodgy aligning/changing of weighting of marks and thus everyone's marks being higher than expected.

Personally when I started to learn petroleum engineering, I've actually got a better grasp about chemistry, geology and other engineering disciplines compared to when I was doing commerce.



Inb4 actuarial studies/petroleum engineering. Then you'll be makin' dem $$$$$$.

Honestly though I'd choose civil engineering for job security. Petroleum engineering jobs for undergrads isn't looking great atm due to slump in oil prices. I'm gonna put off graduation by a year so that I can wait for oil prices to rise (inb5 they don't and 5eva unemployed).

Solid response, but so was the response time.

 

[4025808]

Solid response, but so was the response time.

/10 could not believe I did not see someone wanting a reply though HAHA

 

[mreditor16]

FYI guys the OP is now doing medicine HAHA.

 

[4025808]

FYI guys the OP is now doing medicine HAHA.

so pro doing medicine