Thursday, December 25, 2014

The beauty was that not much we superimposed short-term goals, but we alternated. In this way we we


Look like I finally mobilized watergirl and fireboy 3 and decided to write an article on our route to the UK. With good and bad, with effort and with less effort, with joys and sorrows, a sum which, my wise mother, is life.
To be able to follow the story line easier, I decided to write this article in a more structured form that may seem a Literary dry. Sorry I do not have talent in graphics - probably an "infographic" would be more illustrative.
What I want to emphasize that our success is (more or less) is due to a high proportion of special people for whom we have great respect and which I think we can not thank you enough. Each stage is influenced in some way by a person with whom I had contact accidentally or not we supported and encouraged in a way that we should always support each other.
Florin organize a seminar of the actuarial industry and invite a teacher in the UK as a lecturer. The seminar is successful, Florin is making good contact in the UK, the profession is somewhat in its infancy, and this Florin encouraged to engage in leisure time in such activities. During a break in the seminar, Florin discuss with the lecturer on actuarial education in the UK and at one point suggests the reader to try to study in London at the Cass Business School, where he teaches. Courses in London and living costs are not negligible, and Florin asks that during the conversation, but suggests the reader to apply for various scholarships available at Cass Business School site, including the Chevening Scholarship offered by the British Council.
Florin apply and win a Chevening scholarship (to our knowledge have been won seven scholarships watergirl and fireboy 3 in Romania that year). Then apply a good master in UK: Cass Business School, part of City University, who teaches watergirl and fireboy 3 that even master the British teacher. 10 months took the master's program at the end of which was played by applying to some UK jobs market. Level actuarial exams was extremely high compared to any studies done by Florin in Romania. This was the first shock he had while studying.
In parallel I did and I first exam remote CIM, teaching alone at home, outside office hours. At first it was just a test for me. I passed and this gave me confidence. I wanted to continue and finish the 8 exams to qualify me. Were correlated very well with our destiny in the UK next year.
He received three bids from which to chose one, signed it, but never presented watergirl and fireboy 3 itself at that job because he decided to stay in the same company that was already in Romania, but in the UK. I was not sure that we want to go, but I said I try to find a scholarship meantime. If you are go, if not, we will probably stay. Acts lasted about 6 months for the ...
I applied to several scholarships. I gave exams, I wrote essays, gave interviews. In January 2008 I was notified watergirl and fireboy 3 that I won a scholarship. The feeling is overwhelming, I can not explain. In the next 2 months we were completely changed my life.
We mobilized and we moved both in London with a difference of 3 weeks. I started MSc International Business at the London School of Business and Finance. In parallel I enrolled at The Chartered Institute of Marketing (remaining 7 exams that I wanted to take me to qualify). We had hours of the morning from 9 to 9 in the evening almost every day in the first year.
12 examinations per session to master and two exams at CIM. Nights and weekends I spent making my essays, papers, group projects and learn. Not free and fun with my colleagues 21-24 years, I relived some of the students.
In parallel Florin gave the Institute of Actuaries watergirl and fireboy 3 exams that UK and other European countries officially recognize the profession of qualified actuary (everything outside working hours). After qualifying Florin went in the other camp as correcting exams. Everything can be done at home or office, online.
The beauty was that not much we superimposed short-term goals, but we alternated. In this way we were able to coordinate and divide the tasks so that we successfully finish the exams without too much neglect other aspects of life.
Second year had other challenges. Not only had the CIM courses (only 2 per session, but the CIM exams were heavy compared to the master) and finished dissertation. In addition, in February 2009 I found out I was pregnant. I had exams, dissertation, pregnancy + an internship that I decided to go because I had some free time besides studies. I carried the "child" and studies and exams, and the company he had part-time contracts 6 months watergirl and fireboy 3 ending

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