Will it be a good option to pursue Actuarial Studies with 8 yrs of Software Engineering experience?

Sir, I am a software engineer with 8 years of experience. I would like to go for Actuarial Studies, could you please provide more details on this study. Is it the right opinion to go for these studies with this experience? I have knowledge in Maths, Stat, Accounts, Economics, Insurance, Computers.

255 Views|Posted 2010-07-29 11:53:18
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DENNIS VASANTHAKUMAR PAUL
2010-08-02 12:14:28
Actuarial Science as Masters Degree MSc. in southampton university and also in Heriotwatt University (www.hw.ac.uk). You need an IELTS score of 6.5 band. This is a very good course and becasue of your expereince you will be having a clear edge over others.

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Vineet Raj Kapoor
2010-07-30 13:40:04
You seem to have a good background and keen interest for this field. Do just check the entry procedure for the industry and if the same suits you. I mean if you need to start as a fresher, are you ok with it? or does the industry give some weightage to your previous experience. Wish you the best fo

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Manash Borthakur
2010-07-30 10:10:15
you need to have a solid foundation of maths/stats for actuarial science.for more details consider visiting www.actuariesindia.org

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