The dreadful friday

Friday is not always fun. For wannabe actuaries especially. This Friday is one of them, one of the two Fridays in a year where you find out if you actually belong in the highly acclaimed N.E.R.D.S or if you're just one of those lowly creatures waiting to be kicked out of the actuarial "gene pool"

I, once again, have been on the latter group. Hengchang, on the other hand, is clicking impatiently every two seconds on the "Passing Candidate Number" on the SOA link. He is one of the few chosen ones who has never failed in any of the exams. How did he do it, you wonder? Well, so do I. And the rest of the group.

As a matter of fact, the last click he made at the website confirms that he really does belong. A toast, a drinking night, and a singing Doug Fearrington awaits at the end of the day, just to celebrate.

As for me, and the rest of the tadpoles, we just shake our little heads and hope for the best on the next exam.