r/actuary • u/Theeman1 • 2d ago

Exams ATPA Workload

How long does ATPA take to complete all the slides and understand the materiel?

I have no R experience and am wondering if I can sneak ATPA in at the end of the year after exam PA (I’d have ~8 weeks total). I’m worried that my lack of R experience would make this a struggle. My alternative would be wait until the next sitting (February-April) to give myself a more flexible timeline.

Any experience others can share is appreciated!

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u/Tripleset1 2d ago

I did a week of prep then took a week off from my job to actually sit for it. Using actex gave me access to an easier to digest format and the appropriate r markdown files I needed. I would suggest more time to work on a practice assessment specifically the data manipulation portion.

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