My plan to....TAKE OVER THE WORLD!....jp. My post-college plan. Before I dive into it, there's two reasons why I'm blogging about this. One is to let people know so everyone doesn't have to keep asking me the big question that everyone asks after you graduate, "So, what are you gonna do now??". The other reason is for myself. I learned in my exercise class that if you're trying to lose weight it's a good idea to let other people know, that way you feel like you're being watched and will be more likely to stay on your weight loss program. Well, I'm just applying that same concept to my "life program". So, if I stray away from my plan, I can always look at this entry and hopefully get back on track. And when I say "stray", I mean negatively stray, because you never know, I can get my big break as a professional football player and that would be a positive stray....jp of course. So here goes my big plan, I must warn you, it's not exciting.
I plan on becoming an actuary. I won't go into details of what an actuary is other than they work with insurance. You can google the description if you're really interested. But here's an idea of what I'm getting myself into.
"Actuaries are responsible for massive amounts of other people's money. Billions of dollars. It makes sense for actuarial examinations to have very high standards. And actuaries are paid very well, while having prestigious, comfortable jobs, with low stress levels, and no unemployment. There has to be a catch, and the catch is: it is hard, very hard, to become a fully qualified professional actuary."
So, the good is obvious from that quote. And the bad is what I'm going to start preparing for soon. I plan on taking my first test this year on probability. This test as a pass rate between 30-40 percent, so passing on your first attempt is both difficult and important. So, it's that "simple". I need to study like I've never studied before and pass test after test (around 7 exams throughout my career). I also plan on finding a normal job in the near future because these tests and study material aren't cheap. Ideally, it would have something to do with statistics or being an actuary, but in the job market nowadays, I might have to take whatever job I could find. So this is going to be a long process that's going to take patience and diligence and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens. I'm probably 70% looking forward to the future and 30% scared. And I understand that things don't always go according to plan, so whatever happens from this point on, all I hope for is what everyone hopes for...happiness (cliche, but true).
