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Why Actuarial Science at UCSI?

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Picture this. For your whole life, you’ve always been good with numbers. Not only can you easily grasp new concepts, theories and symbols, you can also recognise the relationships between them and come up with creative solutions fairly quickly. Solving problems from different perspectives just comes naturally to you. And since mathematics is basically about pattern finding and logical thinking, you excelled in subjects such as Mathematics and Additional Mathematics, and sometimes Physics too. You grow to love it. After all, numbers just made more sense to you. Does any of the above relate to you? If it does, then we are probably quite similar. As someone who loved mathematics, the most popular suggestion from my teachers and peers was Actuarial Science . It is a common misconception that Actuarial Science is all about mathematics, when in reality it consists of a combination of mathematics, finance, statistics and probability. It focuses more on the practical s...
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Introductions

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Hey there, internet stranger! Welcome to my blog! For some reason, you’ve decided to click on the blue link to my blog, and whether it’s by accident or not, I believe that it is Fate himself that has brought you here today. Maybe it’s because you want to know more about UCSI University; or maybe you’re here because you’re good with numbers, and people told you about Actuarial Science; or maybe you’re here because you’re just bored… But first things first, let me introduce myself. I'm Yen Qi , an Actuarial Science student currently studying at UCSI University. I’m from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the time of writing, I am a little shy of 20 years old, and currently in the first year of my undergraduate degree. Besides classes, most of my time is spent preparing for my preliminary papers, attending co-curricular activities, hanging out with friends and family, and doing some of my hobbies. What I’ve described above sounds nothing like how you’d expect your univ...
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