>>12622863It’s a pretty sweet gig. Get a job as an actuarial analyst while you take your exams. Your company will pay for your tests and will block off part of your work day to study. As you pass exams you will get promotions/bonuses (with big jumps at the masters and fellow levels).
During this time you’ll also be working with other actuarial analysts as well as masters/fellows who can give you advice and exposure to all the different areas of insurance. Many insurance companies also do a rotation for their actuarial analysts where they try out different actuarial departments for 6-18 months to see what is a good fit.
Many of the actuaries I worked with only had bachelors degrees. The best actuary I knew had an English bachelors degree (admittedly with a minor in math).
In my experience many actuaries have degrees from state schools. Your ability to pass exams is way, way more important than which school you went to.
