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1.12.2007

Passed!

After checking the website last night around midnight, this morning around 6AM, and then periodically throughout the day, I found out this afternoon that I passed the second actuarial exam :) I felt pretty good about it when I took it but it's nice to know that it wasn't a false sense of confidence. You can find my freshly updated resume over on the left-hand side of the page.

This is my first time getting an exam raise since I started doing actuarial work, and I wasn't sure what to expect because my employer doesn't have any written student guidelines—I think the last time someone passed an exam was in 2002. But, when I spoke to my boss today after the passing candidates were posted online, I was pleasantly surprised to find out what "We'll make it worth your while" really meant!

Only 10 more steps to my ASA. If I pass everything the first time I try, I should be done with my Associateship in late 2009 or early 2010. But since the pass rate on the exams is generally 35-40%, I'm not counting on that happening. The exams behind me are supposedly the easiest, and even though I've just started studying for the next one I can definitely see that being the case. I'll do my best and we'll see what happens.

—Jack

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