Actuarial Career Kickstart
Seven days, seven short lessons, zero cost. By day 7 you'll know exactly what this career is, which exam is yours, and what your next 90 days look like.
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Exam tips, scholarship deadlines, and honest career advice. One email a week. No noise.
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What actuaries actually do
Beyond the textbook definition: a day in the life across insurance, consulting, and the new data roles.
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The credential map, demystified
SOA vs CAS vs IFoA, ASA vs FSA, and the one decision you genuinely need to make now (spoiler: it’s smaller than you think).
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Your first exam, chosen
The P-vs-FM decision framework, plus registration mechanics nobody explains.
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Studying without burning out
The 300-hour rule, the three-phase structure, and the wrong-answer journal.
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Money: fees, funding, and free routes
What the journey costs, the scholarships that cover it, and the $0-materials path for P and FM.
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The resume and outreach playbook
What a no-experience resume should say, and the cold-message template that got my classmates internships.
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Your 90-day plan
Everything assembled into a personal, dated plan, with the tools on this site pre-wired into it.