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How to Manage Your Time During the Exam
For CBT actuarial exams, do you answer each question sequentially? Do you skip around to the ones you know? Here’s a framework for how to manage your time on exam day.
How to Spend Your Limited Review Time
During the final weeks before your actuarial exam, how do you prioritize your time? Not all topics are tested equally, so they don’t deserve an equal amount of your attention. In this article, we cover how to make the most out of your limited review time.
Improve Your Odds of Guessing Correctly on Multiple Choice Exams
Always choose “C”? Nope – it’s time to upgrade from high school test-taking strategies. There’s a simple method to improve your odds of guessing correctly, and it only takes 2-3 minutes.
Two Common Mistakes with Practice Exams
Students often do hundreds of practice problems and still fail actuarial exams (hence the ~40-50% pass rates). It’s not just about how many problems you do; how you do them is important. Here are two mistakes to avoid.
What is your first step when studying for a new actuarial exam?
What is your first step when studying for an actuarial exam? Buy materials? Make a schedule? Roy surprised me with an unconventional and insightful answer. He always started by…
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