It's good to have interest, but I didn't read that you have immense interest in Maths.
Ultimately, choose a career that you like, not having the best opportunities, best income out there.
If you like Maths, then consider a degree with strong component of Maths (not necessary Acutarial Science).
If you like dancing, you can go all the way learn dancing and do not own any degree.
It's your life after all. Enjoy it with your preferred career.
UK..
9 CTs
3 CAs
5 STs, complete 2.
5 SAs, complete 1.

When you reach CA, you are Associate.
When you complete all, you are Fellow.

lol , really? tell you something.. just a gossip among students in my school or whole malaysia..chinese students won't be as easy as malay student to get oil and gas course..(my MALAY teacher told me and MALAY friends)<not being racial criticism zzz..

take this,other developing countries like Dubai,are paid lucratively no matter what type of engineer,in Malaysia,high salary is based on TYPE OF ENGINEER,and of course oil and gas engineer are highly paid,this is because we have petroleum in our country,however you think they want non-bumi citizens to govern entire professional jobs?only one university in malaysia offer this course and that is universiti teknologi petroleum malaysia,they decide,they control,they teaches and they will decide your future

however if i have the opportunity i will definitely considere it   

so thats why i'm taking actuarial science locally or overseas, not mainly because of the highly paid but the specialties,i feel that being actuary is very special because they can solve something that most ppl can't ,just like doctor >.< for engineer,all you need is the basic knowledge and the company or government will supply the TOOLS for it,all you need to do is read the mannual book zz which i think this is one of the reasons engineer salary is low because our country only IMPORT never INVENT...

so.. HELLO ACTUARY!!!