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KuaN
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States18 Posts
July 18 2013 12:25 GMT
#1
I recently sat for my third actuarial exam along with a bunch of friends from my university (Exam MFE for all you act sci people out there). The thing about these kinds of exams is that how well you do doesn't matter. It all comes down to whether you pass or fail.

Failing this exam has its implications: It delays your exam progress and could also delay your career progress. Those taking the exam also need to pay quite a bit of money as a fee (This particular exam costs $260 to take) and it's nonrefundable. So those who fail would have to pay the same amount a second time to take the exam. Therefore it is in our best interest to pass the exam.

Back to the scenario on hand: About 10 of my Malaysian friends and I (I'm Malaysian too) went to take the exam. Of all the people who went to take the exam, I was the only one who managed to pass it. Yes, I am quite proud of myself for being able to pass, but what about the others? I'm fairly certain that my friends also put in a lot of studying.

To top it all off, there was this heavy air in the car when we drove back to our residences (I drove four 3 other people to the testing center and back). It's incredibly difficult to be able to show your happiness when the people you know weren't able to accomplish what you did. In fact, being the sole "Survivor" among my peers makes me feel...... almost depressed.

So my question to all you TLers out there is: How would you behave yourself in a situation like this?

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Subversive
Profile Joined October 2009
Australia2229 Posts
July 18 2013 13:03 GMT
#2
Is there... really much to discuss? You'd try and keep your own elation in check. You'd try and be empathetic and supportive towards your friends. And then you'd celebrate with other people close to you.
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iTzSnypah
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States1738 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-18 13:49:18
July 18 2013 13:21 GMT
#3
A wise man once told me:

"The ladder test is not a measure of skill knowledge, but a measure of progress."
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a_flayer
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Netherlands2826 Posts
July 18 2013 19:01 GMT
#4
Happened to me too once, I just pointed and laughed at them for their failure.

...We're not friends anymore.
When you came along so righteous with a new national hate, so convincing is the ardor of war and of men, it's harder to breathe than to believe you're a friend. The wars at home, the wars abroad, all soaked in blood and lies and fraud.
Djzapz
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada10681 Posts
July 18 2013 19:06 GMT
#5
It's simple, be modest and help them to pass the test next time around. But if it were me, I wouldn't care and I don't know why you do.

People fail tests, it's part of life.
"My incompetence with power tools had been increasing exponentially over the course of 20 years spent inhaling experimental oven cleaners"
Epishade
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States2267 Posts
July 18 2013 23:43 GMT
#6
You're thinking about it too much. You have no reason to feel guilty. They failed because they didn't do as good as you. This is no fault of your own. Be modest and glad you passed the first time.
Pinhead Larry in the streets, Dirty Dan in the sheets.
KuaN
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States18 Posts
July 19 2013 03:17 GMT
#7
On July 19 2013 08:43 Epishade wrote:
You're thinking about it too much. You have no reason to feel guilty. They failed because they didn't do as good as you. This is no fault of your own. Be modest and glad you passed the first time.


I don't feel guilty. It's just hard for me to feel really good about myself when everyone around me is not happy over the fact they failed. I tend to be pretty sympathetic so the moods of others tend to influence me pretty easily.

On July 18 2013 22:03 Subversive wrote:
Is there... really much to discuss? You'd try and keep your own elation in check. You'd try and be empathetic and supportive towards your friends. And then you'd celebrate with other people close to you.


I've outwardly told them that they can do better in the next exam window, if they take it. Keeping my own elation in check is something I can do.

On July 19 2013 04:06 Djzapz wrote:
It's simple, be modest and help them to pass the test next time around. But if it were me, I wouldn't care and I don't know why you do.

People fail tests, it's part of life.


That sounds logical and all, but I get the impression that some of them would see me as a snob trying to rub the fact that I was the only one who passed in their face. Still, I definitely would want to help them as much as I can.

Thanks for your advice, guys. I"m glad TL is a place to find answers.
"If you're going to beat somebody, you have to beat them to a pulp. To see what happens, to see what they're made of." -Kobe Bryant
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