Fall 2021 Exam 8 Thread

RumRaisin · October 28, 2021, 4:15am

apostrophe worked for me in the actual exam environment

NormalDan · October 28, 2021, 12:14pm

Sorry to hear that, that really sucks. Hopefully it wasn’t too bad to get help and get back home.

piotr · October 28, 2021, 1:58pm

my thoughts exactly, still failed, but the lesson is learned - approach 1 exam at a time!

actuarialED · October 28, 2021, 2:15pm

I got the hard version. Even a 62.5 percent pass mark won’t save me

jooni · October 28, 2021, 3:36pm

Is anyone else getting PM’s from someone by the name of helpmeparty? They were asking me for tips on how to ‘prepare for the next sitting’. I also noticed they posted in this thread with a survey link as soon as the exam window opened. They haven’t otherwise contributed to this or any other exam thread, so I am a little wary of their motivations behind both the survey post and the private message asking for tips.

exekias · October 28, 2021, 3:43pm

Yeah I just ignored them. Probably an undercover CAS agent checking to see if you will violate the NDA.

skysn93 · October 28, 2021, 3:43pm

Got one from a different account name

jooni · October 28, 2021, 3:44pm

lol I like the way you think

SinisterRobert · October 28, 2021, 3:52pm

I’ve gotten multiple messages already (one being from helpmeparty), and I’ve emailed the mods about it. It’s also quite easy to file an NDA violation report on CAS if you feel so inclined.

WhenFCAS · October 28, 2021, 3:58pm

I can’t believe there are some people that are doing that.
I hope CAS and GoActuary work together to catch that person(s). I’m already annoyed by how people could be getting exams with varying levels of difficulty, let alone cheaters!

actuarialED · October 28, 2021, 4:01pm

I got the messages too.

SinisterRobert · October 28, 2021, 4:03pm

They’re so blatant that I’m also of the opinion it could be CAS. Call me a conspiracy theorist if you want

actuarialED · October 28, 2021, 4:04pm

I don’t think they will get any useful info from those IMs

DeathByExam · October 28, 2021, 4:04pm

After seeing this exam, I really wouldn’t be surprised!

DeathByExam · October 28, 2021, 4:04pm

Also, I’m totally not a narc…but if I were, how would I contact the mods?

WhenFCAS · October 28, 2021, 4:10pm

I bet all this knowledge sharing happens more often than I think in large companies with many actuarial students taking the same exams at the same time.

NormalDan · October 28, 2021, 4:13pm

Did the CAS announce multiple versions of the exam or is that speculation?

actuarialED · October 28, 2021, 4:25pm

They announced it in their big education pathway announcement last month

jooni · October 28, 2021, 4:29pm

They announced that they were heading in that direction, but I didn’t see anything pertaining to the current exam window.

fjcostanzo · October 28, 2021, 4:29pm

They literally said in that pathway announcement that they implemented it in Spring 2021, if you read through all the materials.