08-13-2003, 08:40 AM
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Hi My name Is saad And i am a student of A'Levels planning to Do Actuarial Sciences. My Questions and doubts about this field are
1. i have researched alot and as far as i understand there are different boards taking different actuarial papers. Is that true. And if true then how should i decide which board's paper to give and plz could u tell me something abt these boards
2. would a bsc(Hons) from Lums be a good option for me if i want to join this field or will a bsc Actuarial sciences from LSE.
3. if i do actuarial sciences from britain can i practice in america and vice versa
last but not the least plz mail me the actuarial handbook u mailed to waqas(i got to know abt it on another forum of urs)
i would be highly obliged if u can help me
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Hi Saad. Nice to hear about your future plans. I myself am not an Actuarial Sciences student but I hope I can help you out. Now, the answers to your questions
1. There are TWO Actuarial Sciences 'boards/bodies'. One is of UK and the other of USA. If you want to stay in Pakistan, you can opt for either stream, as both are considered the same here. The syllabus of both the streams are more or less same, slightly different, but dividing into modules in a different way... The UK stream has short modules totalling 15... whereas the USA stream has 9 long modules.
2. I mentioned earlier in another relevant topic, that I don't have much idea abt the BSc. in Actuarial Sciences degree. But I can assure you of this, the BSc. in Actuarial Sciences from LSE is certainly better than the BSc.(hons) of LUMS.
3. If you study the UK stream, you can practice in USA as well and vice versa, but you won't be paid accordingly, and will have to clear some more actuarial examinations in the respective country.
You can contact me at [email protected] and I'll mail you actuarial students handbook.
Hi My name Is saad And i am a student of A'Levels planning to Do Actuarial Sciences. My Questions and doubts about this field are
1. i have researched alot and as far as i understand there are different boards taking different actuarial papers. Is that true. And if true then how should i decide which board's paper to give and plz could u tell me something abt these boards
2. would a bsc(Hons) from Lums be a good option for me if i want to join this field or will a bsc Actuarial sciences from LSE.
3. if i do actuarial sciences from britain can i practice in america and vice versa
last but not the least plz mail me the actuarial handbook u mailed to waqas(i got to know abt it on another forum of urs)
i would be highly obliged if u can help me
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Hi Saad. Nice to hear about your future plans. I myself am not an Actuarial Sciences student but I hope I can help you out. Now, the answers to your questions
1. There are TWO Actuarial Sciences 'boards/bodies'. One is of UK and the other of USA. If you want to stay in Pakistan, you can opt for either stream, as both are considered the same here. The syllabus of both the streams are more or less same, slightly different, but dividing into modules in a different way... The UK stream has short modules totalling 15... whereas the USA stream has 9 long modules.
2. I mentioned earlier in another relevant topic, that I don't have much idea abt the BSc. in Actuarial Sciences degree. But I can assure you of this, the BSc. in Actuarial Sciences from LSE is certainly better than the BSc.(hons) of LUMS.
3. If you study the UK stream, you can practice in USA as well and vice versa, but you won't be paid accordingly, and will have to clear some more actuarial examinations in the respective country.
You can contact me at [email protected] and I'll mail you actuarial students handbook.