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So, will Paige become an IT girl Instagram Model, or will she do the retake? 🤔 Or is there a 3rd option?
@@tarotsuperstars hahaha I think the greater chance of success is with the retake
Good luck
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Although failing is not fun, it's good for you that it happens sometimes. It makes you stronger and you learn how to deal with setbacks. I didn't have setbacks during my student time and couldn't handle them when it did start to happen. So it's only healthy having to deal with setbacks sometimes:)
Totally agreed, it makes you so stronger because everyone fails at least once in the lifetime
Very true. Can never be complacent. Going to keep at it!
that is so true. I also passed every exam and never had setbacks. when they started, i struggled - so badly... it's ok to fail, it helps!!!
i wish i had that mindset, my mum pressures me so hard and im scared i failed my recent exam. my mum is gonna be so mad if i do…
It's good to see the healthy way you handle failure. So refreshing. 2/3 whilst holding down a full time job and your job change is amazing. Xx
Thank you. Still pleased with results and motivated to study hard for next sitting and prove I can do it!
I also failed for the first time a few weeks ago… you have NO IDEA how much I appreciate this video. Big congratulations on the 2 passes!! Thank you so much for sharing your experience ♥️
Ahhh I’m sorry. We’ll both come back from it though! Thanks for watching 😊
It is really heartening to see that you share your results with your parents immediately after you have received them ❤
They got daily updates throughout exam season so gotta let them know the outcome!
Fellow here (FCAS) and I qualified before you were born so I know a lot of actuaries. And I do mean "a lot". And not only can I count the number of people I know who never failed an exam on the fingers of one hand and still have a couple left over.
I actually really needed this - I’m a trainee accountant and have never failed anything in my life either- awaiting exam result on Thursday and highly anticipate a fail - you’re the most comparable non-accountant person for me to go through it all with and as much as it sucks, seeing you fail with grace is making me less afraid of doing the same! Better luck next time ❤
Thank you! Good luck with your results
So, how did it go?
I've just moved abroad. I failed so many job applications. I wanted to apply for a PhD but there has been no positions open by now. I feel there is no place for me anywhere. Hope things will go better, I'm taking your positivity as a role model, thank you.
things WILL get better, I'm certain. Good luck and keep going!
Literally failed my final exam 4 days ago 😢 but life goes on! I have another coming up for a statistics class so praying I pass that one 😊 good luck to you Paige!
Better luck next time, the pass will be so much sweeter when it comes! Good luck 😊
How did it go??
I think you handled it so well! This year I failed a couple of exams and although obviously it's not a nice experience I'd say I learned a lot about myself as a person!!
These exams are very different than uni exams and sometimes they are very very difficult. I failed 2 times during my SAP certification exams and I felt miserable until I pass them. Best luck in your next session. 💛💛 Note: When I look back now, I see clearly that SAP was not my calling at all... but hey-ho!
Actuarial exams are no joke guys. Seriously, those exams can be extremely difficult. In my country, South Africa, there was actually one exam where no one passed. Failure is just another chance to succeed!
Hi Paige, it’s completely alright to fail your actuarial exams. CP3 gave me a very tough time and I was able to clear this paper in 6th attempt despite being praised for my communication skills at work. So never loose hope and learn from your mistakes. This diet I attain my associateship and hence now moving forward to fellow exams :)
This is really reassuring and encouraging to hear. Good luck with your remaining exams!
A pro tip for CP2... If you don't understand something, model is however you understood it and just audit it. Also if you make an error, mention the error on the audit and carry on as normal. Put lots of auto checks and reasonableness checks where you can. Then you'll defo pass!
Congratulations Paige! Don't worry about CP2 - CM2 was the key one here! (CP2 and 3 you can kind of bung in when you fancy it; I'd say you've failed right lol). Also, one of the best modellers/coders at my company failed CP2, so you're in good company!
The marking can be weird sometimes. I remember my CA2 exam (CP2 predecessor): for Paper 1, one marker gave me 80, the other 60, while for Paper 2 it was something like 65 and 75. In one section marked out of 20, one of them gave me 15 and the other 3 lol.
Haha yes if I had to choose an exam to fail, I’d choose CP2 😂
Thanks for the encouragement!
That's tough- bit frustrating! You did well in the other two so all is not lost. All the best with revision though and hope the new job is doing well! We love supportive colleagues!
Come on, recently I failed few interviews and felt this as well, so I'm sure, you will be acknowledged about difficult parts next time and will pass these exams. Keep moving, I believe in your strength.
That's a really good showing with CP2 on the first attempt! Just throw in CP2 with every session until you get it, there's an element of luck in that you may get a paper that is closely related to your daily work. Well done!
Happy Birthday Paige🎊 🎉
Congratulations on your birthday 🎁
May God bestow you good fortune, prosperity, longevity, and endless delight.
May the garden of your life blooms with the flowers of happiness!
Enjoy this awesome day 💕!!
I also got 2/3 of the my exams this sitting. I passed CP3 -70, CM1-70 and failed CM2. However I have been struggling with CM1 for awhile now so I was more shock that I passed anything. You did well. We just have to continue to journey. :) I plan to sit CP2 in April .
Amazing marks in CP3 and CM2, congrats!! The bonus of sitting 3 exams is even if you fail 1 subject you still pass 2 subjects haha. Good luck next sitting! And pray for a nice easy CP2 paper for both of us 🙏😅
Paige, I congratulate for passing your two exams. Do not worry about you failing one exam! You will do it in the next sitting and I am sure that you will pass the second time because you will be more familiar with the material. What exams will be doing in your next sitting?
It's alright...you just have to keep trying ...and it'a certainly no laughing matter to have cleared two out of three of such difficult exams
US fall results aren’t released until mid January so almost a month left. I wish results go released like this though!
The SOA doesn’t tell us what the passing score was or what your score was. They give you a rating from 0 to 10 and a 6 means you scored 100-109% of the mysterious passing score they set. Super annoying and not transparent at all.
I am astonished to see the number of subscribers. Pretty sure they are not just actuarial canditldates.
Don't worry too much about it - I think they may have a quota for the pass rates. In Australia we have the financial adviser's exam and really smart people have been known to fail 4 times! You can only learn and grow from this :)
You did great and just think the next time you restudy for the exam you failed, it will be that much easier to remember the material. Congratulations on your passes!
Yes I’m glad I gave it a go even if the result wasn’t what I wanted! Bring on next sitting
Congrats! You have passed the halfway point! That is AMAZING!!! 🚂🎉
Woooo 🚂 thank you!
“It’d be a little bit boring if I passed everything the first time” 💯
Congrats, 2/3 is still fantastic! I managed to pass CP1 this sitting!! love that reddit thread 😂
Congratulations! CP1 is on another level. Yeah I think I need a Reddit account now 😂
This is actually inspiring. I've been terrified to take any of the exams... partially because I am 36 years old and just got my BS in Actuarial Science. 😬
I'm working on my BS and I'm 29😂
I think failing is an important part of life, it keeps us from remaining stagnant, and reminds us of the standards we need to set for ourselves to achieve! 💕
Overall incredible marks though - please don’t be upset in any way by this. Your industry is not an easy one by any stretch of the imagination!
You litrally failed by a few points and most people don't take this exams in such a fast tempo as you mentioned, so don't worry Paige.
If that makes you feel any better, I've been learning Japanese for 10 years now an barely took intermediate level exams, just because I suck at reading.
Well done Paige! Looking at the bright side, you already passed 7 papers in a span of only 2 years!!! That’s super impressive 🎉And i like the “it would be a little boring if i passed everything the first time” line 😂😂😂
Thank you! I’m pleased. And gotta throw in a fail to spice things up 😂
you're doing great!, you're half way to your goal. The CP3 exam is not to be confused with the much harder C-3PO exam from star wars, ha. Have a great Christmas to you and your family.
And also passing CP3, 2 passes at 8 the same time it's a big success, for the CP2 you will pass it very soon coz you were very close to the boundary.
Well done
Aw honey! It hurts wen one doesn't get through at the exams at one go ...it always happens BUT it helps us to get through real well the next attempt cause it's so much more determination... I cleared my RCOG membership exams in one go and all the ones who didn't were broken hearted ...it is sad but that's how it is !
You only fail if you give up and not learn from the experience. And if everyone found it a tough paper, maybe you could all make a study group next time, and ask if an examiner could go through that paper to explain where you went wrong and why
I failed on CM2, but congrats on CP3 and CM2. Will be doing CM2 and CP2 next sitting.
Same thing happened to me. I'm an australian actuary and have 1 exam until qualification. The website crashed and my friends/colleagues were freaking out
Congratulations Paige on passing 2 out of 3 difficult exams. You took on too much this time - changing job, changing house, sitting 3 exams. Slow down a bit. You are young and you have plenty of time to achieve your goals.
Yes it was a lil too much this time. But I’ve had a fun year though and that’s what matters!
congrats for passing those two exams!! and thank you for being so open and honest, it's so important - failure is such a normal part of life! best of luck for your resit!
Thank you! Yes things don’t always go to plan but that’s okay
CP2 is probably insufficient documentation as the usual cause of a fail?
Congrats on other 2 though!
I’ve failed CA1 (CP1) TWICE by 0.5-1 mark!!! (FA grade - marking bands used before actual marks were released)
Yeah haven’t reviewed my paper yet but very likely my incomplete audit trail did it 😅 that must have been incredibly frustrating haha
I am currently awaiting my results and I feel confident. Yall have a weird pass mark. If it's 55% it should just be 55.
Well done Paige 👏. Wishing you all the best in your next sitting.
congrats, CM2 is one of the hardest exams and you passed that easily! I’m sure you’ll pass CP2 April sitting.
Oh god, I did my math degree and a few of these tests... definitely not fun haha. I thought I knew probability until I needed to find P(A|BC)P(C^) given only P(B|AC) or some nonsense 🤣
You got this 🙌🥰 hope you have a lovely Christmas Paige x
Still major inspo for everyone out there Paige!
I just failed SOA Exam FM for the 4th time. Currently preparing for the resit in October. I guess I'm one step closer to passing. Congrats though.😊
Good luck, you’ll get there 😊
@@PaigeY thenx
Been in the business 30+ years and actuarial exams are brutal! No one I know passed everyone of them on the first time.
in my university i need 60 out of 100 points to pass, got my results yesterday and i got 59 points….. studdied hard and i just feel useless…
When you fail for the first time, it hits you very badly.... I too failed to crack a competitive exam this year and it took a lot to recover...
I appreciate you for making this video ❤️
I passed every other exams but failed twice for SOA FSA LFM-C exam. Understand how it feels but you can definitely pass next time! GL next time!
I passed CP1 and SP2 this sitting, such a relief!
Yasss congrats!! Massive achievement
Definitely not a failure! It’s a minor setback that I have no doubt you will bounce back from. I’m glad you shared this cus social media can often create the illusion of picture perfect lives that can lead to others feeling they are failures. Life has its ups and downs and it’s perfectly normal. Stay positive and congratulations on passing the other 2 🥳🥳🥳
Yes agree with this so much! We all fail from time to time, just not everybody shouts about it 😅
3 Days back I took a test{ UK ACCA management accounting}. I failed and was so devastated (3 marks less than passing marks) but still, I'm working hard on it because I don't want to fail again, so kinda challenging myself. within a week I'll try again. 7 days remaining for my exams and I'm sure ill edit this comment, whether I pass or fail. wish me good luck 🙂
@@rvlng7265 Thank you so much :-)
Good luck!!
Do you have a washing machine in your kitchen? Interesting. Or maybe a dishwasher. If a dishwasher, I like the little round window. My friends, if I had any, say I'm nosy. Hmmm. Don't think of failing as coming in second... think of it as First Loser. Hope that helps. ;)
Keep the faith! You got this.
It's okay to have setbacks. Just Try Again
Well done Paige on passing 2.
Merry X'Mas Paige, have a great year ahead. 🌹🌻🌲
Congratulations on passing CM2 PaigeY.
You did very well
Thank you so much 😀
It's only one little exam, mate. You're still a winner in life. Chin up! Am sure you'll ace it next time :-)
🤞 thank you!
I didn't clear cm1 by 2 marks and its fucking exhausting since it was my second attempt. I really don't know where i am going wrong, i really dont
keep trying mate
I just cleared it after 4 attempts... dont give up.... eventhough i was ready to give up because studying for CM1 is exhausting. You will pass
@@Solarchick2 Thanks mate !!
Keep at it. 2 marks is ridiculously close
I wanted to become an actuary. I study maths 2nd year and one I just did a module called actuarial mathematics. I did good but it’s not for me 😂😭
Damnn, you got sponsors now, been so long since I've watched a vid of urs.
Did anyone pass all three,...each with a score of 70 or more?
Probably, but not without a lot of hard work!
@@PaigeY 😆😆 Sounds horrifying! 😒😒 How soon can you re-sit them?
Hopefully you now have a ''heads up'' to get over the winning line,...imagine if it took 3 or 4 attempts...or even 5! 🙃🙃🙃
Congratulations for 2 exams you passed : )
Thank you 😊
Well done Paige. Now you can enjoy your Christmas
I want to learn actuarial science (preferably touch some math), but I'm not interested in any certifications. Where should I find learning materials?
Thanks!
Stay with it! Keep plugging away! Best wishes! 🙂
I am sorry for your fail. but It make me feel much better when some amazing people out there fail the exam sometimes.
I appeared for CS-2 this September and scored 54. Literally, I failed by just 1 mark. Don't know whether to cry or laugh at me!
Seriously, IFOA has changed the exam pattern ridiculously from the past few seatings.
I mean you just cannot look at some of the previous year's papers and say that the syllabus was the same
And also there were no questions related to MARKOV PROPERTY. Why god why!
Noooo that’s the worst. Surely they’ll have to make the whole paper about the Markov property next sitting to make up for it! 😅
You did great Paige!
Congratulations on passing
You are still on the best path for success. Steady and sure and the desired results will be there. If betting, my $ is still with you, and the plan.
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nothing else matters? well you was best dressed at Emma her live video (repeat?)
black throusers in fashion is very difficult , like painting a car...
Ho- What first time?!
At what time do results usually come?
Relax you are sitting one of hardest exams in the world. I know friends with 1st class degree in mathematics from Cambridge faik several exams, who actually studied hard as well. Those exams are considered far harder than CFA or even new york bar exam. I know an American actuary who went back to law school to get JD and sit bar exams. Said some of Actuary exams were far harder. Also is not like your degree or Masters where can affect the whole program. Just can resit and just need Pass
How many re-sits do you get before complete fail?
As many resits as you like. But it’s £500 a go… so failing is an expensive habit!
where do you take the exam? virtual or in person
Exams are all online these days. They are introducing remote invigilation this year.
You gave your best 👌 but results in not our hands
you'll get them next time champ
go get them tiger
7/13, LET'S GO!!!!
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That's impossible, you can't fail! 😉
Ahaha the examiners didn’t get the memo
Did CM2 and CB1 and passed both. Going for CS2 and CB2 next sitting.
Woo congrats! Good luck, sounds like a good combo. And enjoy the CB2 ridiculously long textbook 😅
Love and power to u P you've got this 🧿❤️
this genious people i laughed
Results are not Everyone Paige- Learn from failure come back stronger good luck lady
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I failed too!! ... Wow, we have so much in common. Maybe we are soulmates
Lol I must have a lot of soulmates out there by that logic 😂
@@PaigeY 😂
Nice❤
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congrats
Maybe u need to put your concentration more on your exams then youtube? You're getting older, and work is not easy so maybe you need to focus on one thing at a time. Ya think? Your followers won't abandon you if you put youtube on hold. We will understand.
Don’t be so patronising? How do you know she’s not putting enough effort in?
@@emilydiggle3653 Where do you see the words ''not putting enough effort into it"? I never said that. She needs to maybe drop her youtube gig for a while. Don't get snarley with me I've watched Paige since she began Jesus College I'm just concerned so zip it.
@@Spaceadventure2 the implication was there lmao. Why is she going to take advice from a random stranger on the internet?
Plus I think she knows work is hard and she is getting older? Not exactly pearls of wisdom are they🤣
As a saying goes, if you've got your health, you've got everything. Keep up the good work (like you said, 2 out of 3 is pretty darn good!) and have a lovely Christmas! 💛🌤💫✌🏼
Absolutely. You too! 🎄
@@PaigeY Aww! Thanks! 🥳💛💫✌🏼
Hi Paige did you get the results you wanted How old are you you ready for xmas you done shopping would you like to be friends would it be wierd if i passed my number onto you
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Congratulations Paige!! It's ok to fail some exams hope the next one go the way yo want them to go! Love you and your videos