Mr. Butler,
I am very excited to have passed Exam P and to have you as my guide in beginning my acturial career! As you know, I have had a career in IT in both the insurance and pension fields. My position as a systems analyst in the insurance field allowed me to have contact with the acturial staff. I am now very excited to be moving toward that career which will allow me to play a part in the decisions that drive the company I am working for, towards their future goals. As I have considered this career chnage, I desired a position that would allow me to continue to learn and expand my base knowledge. I am very glad that I found your company while reviewing opportunities on CareerBuilder. I appreciate greatly the time that you and Tracey have taken to assist me in beginning this new career. As I took advantage of the tools and information that you pointed me towards in learning about the actuary profession, I was excited to learn how it promotes continuing your education as the basis of moving forward in your career. The study manual that you suggested was very helpful as well. Since it had been awhile since my last attempt at this level of mathematics, I found it helpful to go back and revierw the basics. As I was studying for the exam, I received encouragement from other actuaries that I know. In looking back, I wished that I lived a little closer so that I could have taken full advantage of the class that you offered. I am looking forward to joining the profession as I know the exchange of ideas will be very beneficial. Thank you for the help that you have provided me in getting started. I am looking forward to being one of your net beginning actuaries!
Thanks again!
Brad.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Passing P1 exam
Mr. Butler,
Thank you so much for working with me and helping me take the first steps to reaching my dream of entering the actuary profession. I have loved working with numbers from a very young age and thought being a math teacher would be the right profession for me. I wanted to be able to share my love of math with future generations and help raise and influence the children to be upstanding citizens in society. I soon realized after graduation that teacher was not my real passion.
I then was informed of the actuary profession by one of my professors and was immediately interested. The idea of having a career in which I got to do what I loved had immense draw on me. I have loved math and in particular probability from a young age. I love playing games and have been fascinated by the likelihood of occuring events. I knew this job was what I wanted to do but wasn't quite sure how to get my foot in the door. Howard, you have helped me in an immeasurable way because you gave me everything I lacked to getting in the profession. You had the knowledge to know exactly what steps I needed to take to get hired and be employable. You motivated me to jump in and get qualified by taking the P/1 Exam. I would have had no idea how to prepare for this exam if it wasn't for your detailed instructions. The recommend study manual was the perfect review that I needed. It had just enough information and practice exams to make me feel prepared and confident taking the P/1 Exam for the first time. If I had gone through this process on my own I would not have been confident that I could have passed the exam so early and on my first attempt.
I am now one step closer to being an actuary, thanks to your help and support. I have passed the P/1 Exam and am currently studying for future exams. I am patiently waiting for a career opportunity to open up for me as an actuary. I know that you will continue to help me in the upcoming interview process until I am employed. I have enjoyed working with you and continue to look forward to working with you in these final steps of employment. Thank you so much for taking time to help me advance in my dreams, and I am confident making the decision to work with you and Actuary Resources was the best decision I have made pertaining to furthering my chances as an actuary.
Most thankful,
Gary Hutchinson
Thank you so much for working with me and helping me take the first steps to reaching my dream of entering the actuary profession. I have loved working with numbers from a very young age and thought being a math teacher would be the right profession for me. I wanted to be able to share my love of math with future generations and help raise and influence the children to be upstanding citizens in society. I soon realized after graduation that teacher was not my real passion.
I then was informed of the actuary profession by one of my professors and was immediately interested. The idea of having a career in which I got to do what I loved had immense draw on me. I have loved math and in particular probability from a young age. I love playing games and have been fascinated by the likelihood of occuring events. I knew this job was what I wanted to do but wasn't quite sure how to get my foot in the door. Howard, you have helped me in an immeasurable way because you gave me everything I lacked to getting in the profession. You had the knowledge to know exactly what steps I needed to take to get hired and be employable. You motivated me to jump in and get qualified by taking the P/1 Exam. I would have had no idea how to prepare for this exam if it wasn't for your detailed instructions. The recommend study manual was the perfect review that I needed. It had just enough information and practice exams to make me feel prepared and confident taking the P/1 Exam for the first time. If I had gone through this process on my own I would not have been confident that I could have passed the exam so early and on my first attempt.
I am now one step closer to being an actuary, thanks to your help and support. I have passed the P/1 Exam and am currently studying for future exams. I am patiently waiting for a career opportunity to open up for me as an actuary. I know that you will continue to help me in the upcoming interview process until I am employed. I have enjoyed working with you and continue to look forward to working with you in these final steps of employment. Thank you so much for taking time to help me advance in my dreams, and I am confident making the decision to work with you and Actuary Resources was the best decision I have made pertaining to furthering my chances as an actuary.
Most thankful,
Gary Hutchinson
Getting started
Growing up in our family, emphasis was put on church, eduaction, and sports. I continue to strive to keep these three things as my priorities now, with education being combined with a career. Math was always the field that came the quickest for me, starting out with the "one minute math" quizzes in elementary school. While math can't always be as fun as in those days, calculus in high school made me realize I wanted to be able to use numbers as part of my career. From talking to the various people who I went to college with, there is usually a teacher that, for lack of a better term, gets you "fired up" towards a certain filed. I was no different, having a statistics teacher that transformed my desire to work in the field of mathematics from an idea into a plan.
Western Kentucky University offered a number of professors that were unbelievably intelligent, but could not translate their knowledge from their doctorate level to undergraduate terms. I think this inability has to do with why a majority of people I've run into don't care for mathematics. Luckily, that statistics teacher I menioned above restored my confidence and passion for a career in math and provided me with details regarding a profession as an actuary. Once I decided to pursue this career I had to figure out how to do so. Attempting to transition from college to the real world was definately an unknown, difficult thing to do. Through a career website, I got connected with Mr. Butler and the process was made a good deal easier.
After interviewing with Mr. Butler it was clear that it was an all or nothing situation, pass or fail the test. This was a very nerveracking thought but reminded me of the pressure that leads me to love sports. After talking with Mr. Butler for a while, I decided he was a key to my success and enrolled in his program. For the majority of the summer, I fought the urge for sports and recreation and studied five or six hours a day after my part time job. The program Mr. Butler offered helped a good deal in simplifying any material I was unsure about in the study manual. I was blessed enough to pass the test at the end of the program and now hope to continue on towards my career as an actuary.
Before I met Mr. Butler, I had been studying for the financial test, not knowing it was standard to do the probability exam first. I would like to pass this financial test along with others in the next five years. Hopefully I will be given an opportunity to start a career and then be able to better decide which field within the acturial profession I would like to pursue. I am thankful for the opportunities I have been given thus far and look forward to the possibility of beginning a career as an actuary.
Luke Fisher
Western Kentucky University offered a number of professors that were unbelievably intelligent, but could not translate their knowledge from their doctorate level to undergraduate terms. I think this inability has to do with why a majority of people I've run into don't care for mathematics. Luckily, that statistics teacher I menioned above restored my confidence and passion for a career in math and provided me with details regarding a profession as an actuary. Once I decided to pursue this career I had to figure out how to do so. Attempting to transition from college to the real world was definately an unknown, difficult thing to do. Through a career website, I got connected with Mr. Butler and the process was made a good deal easier.
After interviewing with Mr. Butler it was clear that it was an all or nothing situation, pass or fail the test. This was a very nerveracking thought but reminded me of the pressure that leads me to love sports. After talking with Mr. Butler for a while, I decided he was a key to my success and enrolled in his program. For the majority of the summer, I fought the urge for sports and recreation and studied five or six hours a day after my part time job. The program Mr. Butler offered helped a good deal in simplifying any material I was unsure about in the study manual. I was blessed enough to pass the test at the end of the program and now hope to continue on towards my career as an actuary.
Before I met Mr. Butler, I had been studying for the financial test, not knowing it was standard to do the probability exam first. I would like to pass this financial test along with others in the next five years. Hopefully I will be given an opportunity to start a career and then be able to better decide which field within the acturial profession I would like to pursue. I am thankful for the opportunities I have been given thus far and look forward to the possibility of beginning a career as an actuary.
Luke Fisher
Critique of Probability Exam Review Course
Prior to beginning the review course online, I must admit that I grossly underestimated the difficulty of this exam. After the first few weeks of the course, however, I began to realize that it wasn't going to be as straightforward as I had anticipated. I had taken a course over this material in college but the tests were only basic reviews of the material, unlike the more challenging comprehensive questions this test is composed of. This being said, I think this course was a very helpful review of the material we needed to be able to apply to the exam questions, but it didn't teach us the comprehensive problem solving skills necessary to be successful on the exam. My only major suggestion would be to address this very issue.
Late in the course, I began to feel the stress of having a decent grasp on the material and yet not being able to handle the practice tests. I communicated this concern the best I could to instructor Miller and he posted a problem solving guide on the course website in response. I found this to be extremely helpful, but by this time there were only a few days of preparation left before I was to take the exam. I understand that this review course has the unfortunate obligatory handicap of covering a vast array of material in a short amount of time; however, if it is at all possible, I think it would be of great benefit to those taking the review if the duration of the course could be extended at least one week. I would suggest that this week of the course be dedicated to learning the problem solving skills necessary for success on the exam as well as taking as many practice exams as possible. Overall, this review course was very helpful preparatory resource and I am greatful that I was given the opportunity to take it, as well as the opportunity to express mythoughts and opinions.
Cory Hoshor
Late in the course, I began to feel the stress of having a decent grasp on the material and yet not being able to handle the practice tests. I communicated this concern the best I could to instructor Miller and he posted a problem solving guide on the course website in response. I found this to be extremely helpful, but by this time there were only a few days of preparation left before I was to take the exam. I understand that this review course has the unfortunate obligatory handicap of covering a vast array of material in a short amount of time; however, if it is at all possible, I think it would be of great benefit to those taking the review if the duration of the course could be extended at least one week. I would suggest that this week of the course be dedicated to learning the problem solving skills necessary for success on the exam as well as taking as many practice exams as possible. Overall, this review course was very helpful preparatory resource and I am greatful that I was given the opportunity to take it, as well as the opportunity to express mythoughts and opinions.
Cory Hoshor
P1 Exam
08/09/2011
Mr. Butler
First off, I would like to thank you for the wealth of knowledge about the Actuary field you have provided me. Actuary Resources is a perfect name for your company, because you could not have provided me with more resources to pursue my career. However, I believe my poor background in Calculus is coming back to haunt me. I have done poorly on all practice exams and even the "easy" problems in the book sections. Therefore, I have decided to take my career in another direction. I fear that even if I pass the P1 exam, which I am afraid would take a great deal of luck, I would be unable to perform my job duties in a way that would satisfy me or employer. Again, I want to thank you for the resources and information you have provided me to help me.
Thanks,
Landon H. Magee
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