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Re: science/actuarial double degree?
« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2009, 09:02:46 pm »
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Thanks for the info everyone, but taking a look at this I feel a lot less enthused...

http://www.actuary.com/actuarial-discussion-forum/showthread.php?t=12615

warning: reading the below will probably demoralize you further, even if you're not a woman:

http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/women-in-science

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Re: science/actuarial double degree?
« Reply #16 on: August 29, 2009, 09:47:48 pm »
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Actuarial is far from a secure job btw. lol

Actuarial is within financials, and financials is quite volatile so actuarial is not the most secure job. But its far more safe than actual real fin jobs lol :)


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Re: science/actuarial double degree?
« Reply #17 on: August 29, 2009, 09:51:43 pm »
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Thanks for the info everyone, but taking a look at this I feel a lot less enthused...

http://www.actuary.com/actuarial-discussion-forum/showthread.php?t=12615

warning: reading the below will probably demoralize you further, even if you're not a woman:

http://philip.greenspun.com/careers/women-in-science

so depressing...

But that's talking about tenures at university isn't it?

Why does it constrast so much with http://www.careercast.com/jobs/content/JobsRated_10BestJobs?
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Re: science/actuarial double degree?
« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2009, 10:04:00 pm »
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If you were me what career would you do?

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Re: science/actuarial double degree?
« Reply #19 on: August 29, 2009, 10:09:27 pm »
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um, if i were u i d probably do something related to engineering.

but i actually prefer something that's commerce related

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Re: science/actuarial double degree?
« Reply #20 on: August 29, 2009, 10:19:28 pm »
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Maybe finance
PhD @ MIT (Economics).

Interested in asset pricing, econometrics, and social choice theory.