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Business The Truth about Actuarial Science, It is not only about the Math

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bbjslee
post Jul 4 2009, 04:55 PM

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QUOTE(epplegaara @ Jul 4 2009, 04:08 PM)
i do have interest in maths...rank 3 in school since form 4 started..not being arrogant but i love solving complex questions..but.. my first ambition was to be an engineer...however when i found out that engineer do not earn much even though its considered profession work and hard to study..i decided not to persuit that ambition..i score A1 in all subject..and frankly i love physic and chemistry more that maths...

my friends are going to be elite someday and i want to join them,because i know i deserve it because i'm a determine person and i'm studying 4 hours per day (after shcool)

i have read an article from real Actuary,they said being actuary does mean we need to be top rank Maths student,but need to have wide knowledge and determination because i will be solving ONE question for  hours or so...
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So you're in mainly due to the income?
Might as well go into Oil & Gas. Few yrs experience, easily 5 figures.
Most O&G companies minimum 3 months bonus.
You can utilize your love for chemistry there.
bbjslee
post Jul 5 2009, 05:17 PM

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QUOTE(epplegaara @ Jul 4 2009, 06:53 PM)
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.. yawn.gif

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 mad.gif

however if i have the opportunity i will definitely considere it  biggrin.gif 

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!!! rclxms.gif
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What job in oil and gas are you talking about?
There are so many. My Chinese friend works in Petronas. When you talk about O&G don't just think about Petronas. There are so many foreign companies like Shell, Schlumberger. Schlumberger do pay better than Petronas.
Why not O&G traders? They earn bonus like 12 months, and even 24 months during good time.

Chemical engineers are "engineers" too, they are higly sought after by O&G companies.
"All you need to read is manual book" are for technicians, not engineers. You have a very wrong perception of engineers. Which engineering field you talking about? Chemical? Electronics? Civil? etc...

Go to Job & careers section, read up some posts and post some questions there. I feel that your view is too narrow for now.

 

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