I just had lunch with 3 friends. Two of them are Actuarial Associate. None of them has actuary science major. One girl worked for EY shanghai, then studied Economics master and passed two level of ASA/FSA exam. She learned by herself, now she is at level 6 now. Another guy is double E major, also learned by himself. passed all exams except the last one.
That said, everything is possible, it is just a matter of interest, efforts you put in, risk you are willing to take, and of course luck.
Same applies to Quant. job. Go study MFE if you want to be a Quant, or you can learn by yourself if you prefer, just there is no designation for Quant. though. :)
That said, everything is possible, it is just a matter of interest, efforts you put in, risk you are willing to take, and of course luck.
Same applies to Quant. job. Go study MFE if you want to be a Quant, or you can learn by yourself if you prefer, just there is no designation for Quant. though. :)