Actuarial Science degree course- Is it as popular as students imagine it to be?

Actuarial science as a profession has gained increasing prominence among Kenyan students.

Many high performing high school students rank the profession among the most lucrative, alongside medicine and pharmacy. When top KCSE students are interviewed by the media, actuarial science is likely to be on the top of their list. For the regular students, one has to get top marks to be admitted to study the course. For instance, at the weighted cluster point for actuarial science for the past few years has been hovering at around 47.7. Parallel students are however lucky as they can be admitted with a grade as low as a C+.

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