UIUC Thread

[_marth1_]

lets all go back to school

 

[slomo431]

I'd like to go to grad school but I have no idea who I'd get to do letters of recommendation for me.

 

[iamthemicrowave]

cs all dai

 

[AOB]

I'd like to go to grad school but I have no idea who I'd get to do letters of recommendation for me.

Bosses, old instructors?

 

[brickman]

Yea, most professors will write one if you knew them somewhat and provide them with a resume.

Here's for trying to go back to u of i for law school!

MOR SMASH

 

[Dekuschrub]

gogo brickman!

hahah now that i got 2nd ppl think im good. now im gonna start failing so hard i was only good cuz ppl thought i was bad

 

[AOB]

Don't worry Alex, I still think you're bad.

 

[Dekuschrub]

thank you lol

 

[darkatma]

gogo brickman!

hahah now that i got 2nd ppl think im good. now im gonna start failing so hard i was only good cuz ppl thought i was bad

i still think you're bad too
that's why i'm so disappointed i lost to a schrub.

 

[SuperMatt]

u mad?

u bad

both of you

 

[AOB]

Great Halloween idea! Matt, go as Tom. Tom, go as Matt.

 

[AnDaLe]

so Tom gives Matt the glasses?

 

[SuperMatt]

weve done that before

henrik they have mcribs at the mcdonalds 5 minutes from my house

 

[slomo431]

yeah i've had a few already.

matt do you normally wear contacts then?

 

[SuperMatt]

yes, although i've been out of them for about 2 years now due to not making an appointment

 

[AOB]

Good lord. MFE was bad. I had to guess on 9/25.

Look at what those *******s are doing:

http://casact.org/admissions/studytools/exam3/Exam_3Fpass.pdf

Pass rate for this one will probably be around 33%. That was a beast.

Matt/Henrik, when did you guys take MFE/3F?

 

[slomo431]

I did the 3L and 3F/MFE combo Spring 09

3L was really easy though, I took it cause everyone seemed to say it was a joke compared to MLC. It's interesting how a lower percentage of people pass each year for MFE are they trying to do this on purpose?

 

[AOB]

That's what I meant when I called them *******s--it sure seems that way. And this test was a bear, too.

I did 11? practice tests and all the sample problems. I don't know how we were supposed to prepare for this.

 

[SuperMatt]

i failed MFE in may 2008 and passed in november 2008

was the hardest exam for me

 

[AOB]

I'm sitting at 14 on the PAK. X(

 

[SuperMatt]

andy what do you do for your job search? anything besides company websites and soa directories?

 

[AOB]

That's about it. And (obviously) I hit up any contacts I may have.

I've settled on a list of 60 companies. Some people on AO say you should be contacting hundreds of companies, but I have trouble wrapping my head around that.

 

[slomo431]

Jeez, I'm not looking forward to joining the job hunt. All I see are people having trouble in both my possible fields, actuarial science and software development. I plan to start seriously looking at the start of the new year because I'll be fleeing the country for December. Should give me time to either study for an exam/read some programming books/whatever.

 

[AOB]

Oh man is it fun. You don't know what you're missing!

 

[bertbusdriver]

anyone thinking about going to RoM3? I'll probably be going.

 

[brickman]

for you, alex

http://www.academicearth.org/courses/starcraft-theory-and-strategy

 

[Dekuschrub]

hahahah yessss

thank you brickman

also thank you for the controller! it was your controller that I used at HDR

 

[AOB]

So who went to the Brawl tournament at the UGL today? Har har.

I was coincidentally at the library yesterday and saw a sign for the event.

 

[Dekuschrub]

hahah i was tempted but I had to take a test

I could have probly won i dont think anyone went

anthony is kinda legit at brawl though he shouldve gone

 

[slomo431]

Career tips: You actuary guys should apply to my company. There'll be a AAA opening in about 6 weeks...

Because I'll be gone.

Scratch this I have inside info from the home office that they've been looking to decrease head count in the department all along and I was one of the obvious choices with the failures. The typical policy had been you just become a non-exam taking actuarial statistical analyst. So...most likely no openings.

Also anyone going to this? http://jobfairalumni.eventbrite.com/
Travelers, Farmers, and Liberty Mutual should be there.

I'm just gonna try to hand out my resume to any insurance companies or anyone looking for programmers.

 

[AOB]

Well, there is an opening at your office in Chicago. Not sure what that means if they're trying to cut back on staff.

https://jobs.allianz.com/cui(bD1lbiZjPTEwMA==)/default.htm?configurationId=Z_UNREG_SEARCH_FFICH

Unfortunately, they want someone with 2 years. And 2 exams? I see that kind of mismatch all the time. Who has 2 years of experience and 2 exams?

Speaking of Liberty Mutual, they rejected me a week after getting my resume without even wanting to talk to me. That was in September, and they're still accepting applications. That annoys me. And this is after getting all the way to a home office interview in the spring. Maybe I was so bad they blacklisted me.

 

[slomo431]

Huh, maybe my source was just trying to make me feel better. Or it could be to replace the guy that quit in October and they just want to get rid of the dead weight types like me.

I'm not too far off I got 2 years of experience and 3 exams since most people tend to still count 3L and 3F/MFE as one.

 

[EC_Joey]

anyone thinking about going to RoM3? I'll probably be going.

I'm going.

 

[bertbusdriver]

I'm going.

I ended up not going. Day 1 coincided with my grandmother's birthday. And day 2 I woke up super late because the 14 hour drive from UIUC to NJ took its toll on me (9 pm -1pm because we stopped at rutgers to drop people off and meet up with friends) :'(

 

[AOB]

Where are you from in NJ? I lived in West Milford before I came here.

 

[bertbusdriver]

I'm from Holmdel. I feel like a pretty large proportion of the out of state people at UIUC are from NJ.

 

[AOB]

Poor thread. It's dead.

I'm going.

Your new name is a lot friendlier than the old one.

Are you Radovies still thinking about that bakery?

 

[Dekuschrub]

make that bakery you bufus!

 

[slomo431]

Bakery ?

 

[_marth1_]

no
im thinking pizzeria now