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Hey kid! Firstly, there aren't many jobs out there where communication skills isn't important. Secondly, I was also shy throughout primary/secondary, mostly due to coming from ESL background. But uni is a lot of fun and you'll have a lot of opportunities to tackle your shyness, since you'll be...

Job is always going to be hard to find for majority of business related areas simply due to competition. As long as you maintain solid grades and a health mix of extra-curriculars to develop solid set of skills such as communication and team work, you're chances of finding a job is pretty...

High 300's is a LOT more than "isn't great" to be honest. How are you ranked relative to your peers at your current school? If your not near the top then moving to a good selective could make a big difference on your HSC. And maybe have a think about what degree (and entry ATAR) you want to do...

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My advice is do FINS1613 later, once you done 1-2 ACTL courses it becomes extremely easy and its literally free marks. Doing it straight in sem 1 you'll probably find it more difficult and won't really help in your first actuarial course either. I did it after 2 actuarial courses, easiest 95...

My advice is do FINS1613 later, once you done 1-2 ACTL courses it becomes extremely easy and its literally free marks. Doing it straight in sem 1 you'll probably find it more difficult and won't really help in your first actuarial course either. I did it after 2 actuarial courses, easiest 95...

If you really have nothing to do in holidays and you want to study... Ignore economics there's like no math there, basic differentiation and simultaneous equation is sufficient until like 3rd year, unless you do some statistical based economics courses in 2nd year, but then by that time you...

If you just want to do math, go do a math degree not actuarial. Actuarial applies math/stats to business problems so it's probably never going to use like insane pure math stuff

Macquarie campus is pretty decent too, they have more grassy shit and a better food court. But building-wise I'd say UNSW is better. And in GENERAL location is better, obviously if you live up north then Macquarie is better, but I don't and I'd rather go uni in the city.

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There's plenty of support if you do actuarial at either UNSW or Macq, they have very active student societies for actuarial students, plus you can always go to your tutor or lecturer. Drop out rate alone isn't a reflection of how hard the course is, although it is hard. If you can put in the...

Pick whatever is more convenient, makes no difference in the end.

No difference really, even if you do a 3 year degree you will probably do Part IIs once you graduate while you're working. Go for the double if you don't wanna leave uni so early, or you have a double degree you're really passionate about, or you want an extra year to look for employment...

If you really want to be an actuary, double major is next to useless unless its a stats major, which can be done at Macq anyway. UNSW probably does provide you a bit more back up in case you want to bail out of actuarial, but really just pick the more convenient one lol.

It's just as how it is defined in the question, it means you take x, and you round it up to the next integer. So if x=2.5 then it would be 3

Half the reason why people do MBA is for networking purposes. They go in with an expectation of a management focused role when they come out and nobody is going to hire a manager that has 0 work/real world experience. Plus entry into MBA programs, at least the prestigious ones, are so...

Hi everyone, From time to time I see questions regarding actuarial studies posted up here. The Actuarial Society of UNSW publishes a Careers Guide focused on job prospects and pathways to becoming an actuary and I think it can answer a lot of questions people may have. This guide is written...

No difference in the degrees themselves but if you have the merit scholarship in the bag and you don't have anything of the equivalent at UNSW (e.g. Scientia or Co-op), go Macq. (I do actuarial at UNSW)

At UNSW, you can do a single actuarial degree and get a second major in finance, or do Actuarial combine with commerce and do 3 majors, in finance and economics. Although if you REALLY want to go into finance, just do a commerce degree. Much harder, concepts are more advanced and statistical...

If you want to get into an actuarial role, so that's either with a consulting firm or at an insurance company, the employment is NOT bad. When people graduate with an actuarial degree, a lot of them simply don't want to work as an actuary. The skills you learn are transferable and also a lot of...