{"id":1051,"date":"2017-12-11T21:12:14","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T21:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/csmp\/?page_id=1051"},"modified":"2020-06-15T16:16:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T21:16:45","slug":"ian-watson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/csmp\/ian-watson\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Watson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-testimonials clean fusion-testimonials-1\" data-random=\"1\" data-speed=\"10000\"><style type=\"text\/css\">#fusion-testimonials-1 a{border-color:#747474;}#fusion-testimonials-1 a:hover, #fusion-testimonials-1 .activeSlide{background-color: #747474;}.fusion-testimonials.clean.fusion-testimonials-1 .author:after{border-top-color:#f6f6f6 !important;}<\/style><div class=\"reviews\"><div class=\"review no-avatar\"><blockquote class=\"testimonials-shortcode-blockquote\"><q style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;color:#747474;\" class=\"fusion-clearfix\">\n<p>\u201cThe mathematics department was phenomenal. You really get to know the professors, and it is easy to get help.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/q><\/blockquote><div class=\"author\" style=\"color:#747474;\"><span class=\"company-name\"><strong>Ian Watson<\/strong>, <span>Mathematics<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"testimonial-pagination\" id=\"fusion-testimonials-1\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-two-fifth\" style=\"width:40%;width:calc(40% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.4 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p>Math major Ian Watson \u201916 made history when he graduated in May \u2013 he is the first ΄σΟσ΄«Γ½ Western student to pass two actuarial exams before graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Watson, a native of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, passed his first actuarial exam in June 2015, and his second in January 2016. He estimates that he studied about 300 hours before each exam.\u00a0For the first exam, he was one of only 45.2 percent of candidates that received a passing score.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudying for actuarial exams makes nearly any student doubt themselves because the exams are challenging and are known to have a low pass rate.\u00a0In addition to being totally prepared, students need to be able to work quickly, confidently and accurately,\u201d said Dr. Steve Klassen, associate professor of mathematics.<\/p>\n<p>Since there is not a specialized actuarial degree, Ian worked with Dr. Klassen to make sure he took the right classes in order to be prepared for the exams, including an independent study class with Dr. Klassen.\u00a0Dr. Klassen also connected Ian with alumni who are actuaries and arranged for him to attend an actuary career fair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mathematics department was phenomenal,\u201d Ian says. \u201cYou really get to know the professors, and it is easy to get 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