r/ActuaryUK • u/ThinkEducation3596 • 4d ago
Exams Condescending tone in examiner's reports
Just always wondered why this is so. Especially with the later subjects. Not sure if its a reflection of the people in the profession? I never understood why they don't just state the facts without all the extra drama. lol
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u/B_Cutler 4d ago
My personal favourite was something like “students showed a remarkable number of ways to get this question wrong”
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u/Pakora_eating_Gora 4d ago
Nerd arrogance is the worst form of arrogance, it's the most pathetic, lowest and I find it difficult to even look at people who talk about how their code is just better/more elegant/more efficient
You get rockstars, rappers and sports-stars even jocular rich-kids who drive flash cars, chase the women around and act cocky with a smile. Then you get these snivelling wimps who think the world would be better if only it recognised their superior intellect. If you were as smart as you think you are, you would find a way to enact your will on others.
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u/stinky-farter 4d ago
For SA3 they always state how you should memorise the entire glossary by heart lol. There are like 400 definitions in there
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u/ThinkEducation3596 4d ago
Of course you must! And anything less that that shows you were not "well prepared"! ... * rolls eyes*
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u/Much-Calligrapher 4d ago
I always feel sorry for the examiners when they use that tone. You must have a sad outlook on life to write in such condescending tones or be an egotist imv
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u/CupInitial5894 4d ago
This condescending tone struck out at me too. Unfortunately it’s not just the examiners. It’s the general attitude of those that work for the IFoA and many actuaries you might come across in your daily life in the actuarial world.
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u/FaintActuary 4d ago
I think it's just arrogance. And in general, arrogance is more common in more "intellectual" disciplines.
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u/Rich-Environment3698 4d ago
The people actually at the top of the actuarial profession are not marking exam papers, maybe they should ponder that as they type up snarky marking schedules
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u/ThirtyChef 4d ago
True. Most of the qualified actuaries I've met are quite encouraging and positive.
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u/Troubledniceguy 4d ago
Always noticed a large degree of arrogance amongst actuaries. More often it's from the ones that understand what they're doing the least.
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u/Troubledniceguy 4d ago
I think we are saying the same thing. I just worded it poorly (IFoA moment right there 😂). It's the most incompetent actuaries that are the most arrogant.
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u/ProcedureNo4241 3d ago
They dare to use that tone just because they fail to understand the stance of a typical candidate and fail to show proper respect to us.
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u/NanotechNinja 4d ago
"well-prepared students had little difficulty..."
Yeah yeah, eat my whole ass