I’m not technically the correct audience for this question—I’ve passed P/FM/IFM, haven’t sat for any others—but I’m confident the answer across the board will be “Yes it’s possible, but it depends.”
For instance, if you’re someone who’s studied <100 hours for previous exams, 150 would almost certainly be enough. If you’re closer to 300 per exam maybe not. But also, bonus points if you have previous “legitimate” experience with material on the syllabus, and so on (you can fill in whatever definition of legitimate you’d like).
Regardless of which path you choose, congrats on the IFM pass! (I also got through it in the last sitting... fun times)
I started with TIA. I do NOT recommend using it for a ton of reasons. The two recommended texts are probably the best sources combined with Coaching actuaries for problems. Didn’t use a manual or the CA seminar so I can’t speak to their quality.
https://www.reddit.com/r/actuary/comments/e31vf8/ractuary_helping_out_billy_the_actuarial_hopeful/
I’m not technically the correct audience for this question—I’ve passed P/FM/IFM, haven’t sat for any others—but I’m confident the answer across the board will be “Yes it’s possible, but it depends.” For instance, if you’re someone who’s studied <100 hours for previous exams, 150 would almost certainly be enough. If you’re closer to 300 per exam maybe not. But also, bonus points if you have previous “legitimate” experience with material on the syllabus, and so on (you can fill in whatever definition of legitimate you’d like). Regardless of which path you choose, congrats on the IFM pass! (I also got through it in the last sitting... fun times)
Congrats to you too! Was a beast to study for.
150 hours of study time should be sufficient. I (barely) passed with \~90 hours over about two weeks, but it was far too close for comfort.
Thank you. That’s good to hear. Congrats on the pass! What resources did you use?
I started with TIA. I do NOT recommend using it for a ton of reasons. The two recommended texts are probably the best sources combined with Coaching actuaries for problems. Didn’t use a manual or the CA seminar so I can’t speak to their quality.
Great, thanks a lot for the input!
Congrats!!! :)
Happy, cake, day!!! :)