I've Heard They Make Big Bucks, ...but REALLY, ...How Do I Become an Actuary?... and Why Would I Want To (Besides the Cash)?

If you've ever visit a public place where people study (public library, coffeeshop, bookstore, etc.) frequently, you're eventually going to run into somebody studying for the actuarial science exams. There are a lot of them, and most of the people who take them, end up working for years, while studying for each one. Plus, get this, the exams are offered only once a year. Once you're done though, since a lot of people don't make it, you're pretty much set, or so I've heard. Below are a few links you might want to look at just to get an idea of what's involved. Don't worry, we're going to revisiting the wonderful world of actuaries many, many times before we give it up (read we're never going to run out of stuff to talk about regarding actuaries on a probability and statistics weblog-magazine, duh...).

http://www.beanactuary.org/

http://www.actuary.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actuarial_science