With finals approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to write one last blog post for ASSOC’s 2015 blog. Here’s a list of songs that describe a typical year of an Actuarial student. Hopefully you can relate!

• Only Girl by Rihanna – When you look around your l...

And now for something different on our ASSOC Blog: Check out these hilarious photoshopped images of some of our members!

Pr(facing an interview) = high.

Pr(completely ruining your chances of getting a job by saying really unprofessional things | facing an interview) = also quite high.

I’m not here to tell you what you should be doing in preparation for an interview; that’s what ASSOC eve...

• The most physical activity you get each year is at ASSOC’s Amazing Race.

• Posting a question in the ACST212 forum on iLearn is one of the most daunting things ever – Jim Farmer reads every post. EVERY. SINGLE. POST.

• ACST152 has made you an Excel Wizard...

The final exam period begins in one week.  It all comes down to this. You have been working hard the whole semester and you don’t want to let it go to waste. If you haven’t been doing much, it’s not too late. The best time to start was studying was 20 days ago; the se...

• No one’s heard of your degree, so you try explaining it to them. Once that fails, you either say the other half of your double, mention it’s about insurance or just lie completely – it’s just easier that way!

• On the rare occasion they do know what actuarial...

 We were greeted by the Fundraising team at the door, with raffle tickets, Mentos and chocolates in their hands. Free food - this was going to be a good night. It was a wonderful opportunity for first, second and third year students to mingle within their assigned tea...

This year, over 12000 Australians will be given the devastating news that they have leukaemia, lymphoma, melanoma, or a related blood disorder, and each March, over 150,000 people get sponsored to shave or colour their hair to fund research for these blood disorders.

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February

Fresh out of high school - the post HSC holidays are over, and it’s already the first day of O Week. You end up at the stall right in front of the building called MUSE. There’s a long line that you join, not really sure of what’s at the end. A few minutes pass...

It was a rainy Sunday and our beloved Cabinet planned to commence ASSOC Committee Induction Day at 9am. But with the weather, it was no surprise that people were still entering E5A 160 half an hour later.

The day began with a few icebreakers to make people feel more c...