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
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