Actuarial Studies

[tram]

i just realised can u do a double major of acturial and something else at melb uni? coz i know its possible at monash but im not sure for uni of melb.

Nah, actuarial is the only major that you can't combine with another major in the Melbourne BCom

Thanks for the responses guys! - much appreciated.

Tram - how are you finding the course? Hard? Easy? Moderate?
Are you a 'natural' at maths?

Atm i haven't actually taken any actuarial subjects, just maths subjects and general commercy ones, again, the precise subjects you ahve to do can all be found in the student's guide that is in the link in my previous postm alternatively, come to open day and you'll get a sheet with all the subs you ahve to do. Notice how not all of them are maths. Granted the subjects like actuarial modeling require mathematical knowledge, but themselves are like too concerned with improving you knowledge of integrals.

I'll be able to give you a better idea of how hard the course is in a year when i've taken a few more actuarial subs but atm i'm finding it fine. Look i wouldn't say i'm particularly gifted at maths, sure i'm a mathsy person as opposed to a humanities one but i can list off a pletheora of people with far greater mathematical abilities than me, many from this very forum. The more important thing i believe is to enjoy maths. i enjoy maths, that's why i'm doing what i'm doing and i think that's the question you should be asking yourself. If you enjoy maths, you'll be fine and will cope with actuarial (unless you really don't have an appitude for maths-in which case i don't know why you're looking into actuarial in he first place!)