So you want to be an actuary...

Well, sort of. I want something different in my life. I actually took the initiative and emailed like 10 people yesterday with questions regarding actuarial sciences; how to get in the profession, what I need to know to take the tests, etc and so on. 2 people responded. Whoop de shit. They were both helpful, don't get me wrong. I would've liked to hear from one of the firms that I contacted. College professors are great, but I want to hear it from the horse's mouth, so to speak.

I downloaded a practice exam. 82 printed pages, 123 questions. I guess they give you 3 hours to take this first one (probability), so I might sit down this weekend and take it. They also give you the solutions, which I haven't looked at yet. I want to see how badly I can remember all this stuff first. I don't think it will be too helpful. But I'm going to try. I want to do something. I'm bored and sad and depressed. I was actually thinking that if I can nab a job in this field (where, even without any exams passed, the starting salary is around $50,000 a year. I need to get my foot in the door first) I can move out. I even emailed some people in PA kinda close to Reading (shhh) so maybe if I can get in I'd at least have a couple of prospective roommates for the area. Maybe. A lot of maybes. I should've emailed some people in Kentucky/Evansville. I almost did, except they were in Louisville and that's kinda far from Smith Mills. I'll think about it though. Evansville is most definitely a possibility I think (I forgot to look up Indiana firms).

Here goes nothing anyway. I can't take any exams anyway until February because I missed all the deadlines for the fall. Which I'm kinda pissed about. I have no one to blame but myself for that one. Also, looking at study guides and such, I was kinda impressed. Most are just around $100, which is how much I was paying for my textbooks at school. I thought they would be more, since this is more voluntary.

Now that I have direction, I need a woman. And the only woman I want, well....we all know that sad song.

Have a good night folks.