Guides
The reference shelf.
These are the long answers, the ones that don’t fit in a comment reply. Each guide is kept updated, and each one exists because enough people asked me the same question.
Starting from Africa
Zimbabwe
How to become an actuary in Zimbabwe
The routes that actually work from Harare or Bulawayo: local study, the ASSA and IFoA paths, the SOA route, where to sit exams, and how to pay for it.
Updated June 1, 2026
Kenya
How to become an actuary in Kenya
The Kenyan route map: university programs, TASK and the local profession, the IFoA and SOA paths from Nairobi, exam centers, and funding.
Updated June 20, 2026
Nigeria
How to become an actuary in Nigeria
The Nigerian route map: university options, the Nigerian Actuarial Society, IFoA vs SOA from Lagos or Abuja, exam logistics, and honest funding strategy.
Updated June 20, 2026
Ghana
How to become an actuary in Ghana
The Ghanaian route map: KNUST, Legon and local programs, the Actuarial Society of Ghana, IFoA vs SOA from Accra, and how candidates actually fund the exams.
Updated June 20, 2026
South Africa
How to become an actuary in South Africa
The South African route: ASSA's world-class qualification, the university pipeline (UCT, Wits, Stellenbosch, UP), bursaries, and how the SA credential travels globally.
Updated June 20, 2026
International students in the US
Students everywhere
Global
VEE requirements, fully explained
What Validation by Educational Experience actually is, the three VEE topics, how to check if your courses already count, and the cheapest ways to fill gaps.
Updated July 6, 2026
Global
The actuarial internship timeline (freshman to offer)
Exactly what to do each year of university: exams, clubs, applications, and the recruiting calendar that actually governs who gets the internship.
Updated July 6, 2026
Global
The study group playbook
How to build a study group that actually raises pass rates: the format, the accountability mechanics, the failure modes, and how to find partners across time zones.
Updated July 6, 2026
Career changers
Global
The networking playbook for introverts
A concrete, low-dread system for building the actuarial network that gets referrals. Cold messages that work, conference tactics, and the follow-up that matters more than the meeting.
Updated July 6, 2026
Global
Your first 90 days as an actuarial analyst
The unwritten expectations of the first job, what managers actually evaluate, the questions to ask, study-time politics, and the habits that mark future fellows early.
Updated July 6, 2026
For everyone on the path
Global
The salary & cost guide: what this career pays and what it costs to enter
How actuarial pay actually scales with exams and credentials, how to read the DW Simpson salary survey, and a realistic budget for the exam journey.
Updated June 1, 2026
Global
The actuarial interview prep bank
The behavioral, technical, and case questions that actually get asked, with the answer frameworks that got offers, from real interview loops.
Updated June 25, 2026