{"id":1207,"date":"2018-06-20T16:33:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T15:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2019-01-17T16:34:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T16:34:09","slug":"student-spotlight-joey-chong-bsc-actuarial-science-with-a-year-in-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/student-spotlight-joey-chong-bsc-actuarial-science-with-a-year-in-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight | Joey Chong \u2013 BSc Actuarial Science with a Year in Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Joey Chong graduated with First Class Honours in the BSc Actuarial Science with a Year in Industry in 2017. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did you choose to study at the University of Kent?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I had a good experience when I met representatives from the Kent in Malaysia. I knew that Kent was one of the best universities for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/6\/actuarial-science-with-a-year-in-industry\">Actuarial Science<\/a> and I didn\u2019t want to study in a big city, so Canterbury was perfect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the best thing about studying in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the best things about the School is how supportive the lecturers are, they really helped me settle back into studying when I returned from my Year in Industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What has been your favourite topic\/module on your course?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t pick just one, but I enjoyed most of my final year modules more as they were more hands-on and practical.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What have you found most interesting on your course?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The practicality of my modules in third year. It was really interesting using industry related software like PROPHET and applying the theories we know into real life examples.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you found the School to be supportive? If so, how has the School supported you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, I found the School to be supportive. I struggled a little coming back from my placement year, but I am thankful to have had the support of both the lecturers and members of staff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think of the Sibson Building? What do you think the Building means for students within the School?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think it is a great move forward and makes the School more visible. It also provides a central hub for SMSAS students. Students are now able to have revision sessions closer to their lecturers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you sum up your course in three words?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Challenging and exciting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Would you recommend studying at Kent?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Definitely! If I were to go back in time knowing what I know now, I would still pick Kent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>For more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/undergraduate\/6\/actuarial-science-with-a-year-in-industry\">BSc Actuarial Science with a Year in Industry at Kent, click here<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasstudent\/contact-us\/\">contact our friendly Admissions Team<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/student-spotlight-joey-chong-bsc-actuarial-science-with-a-year-in-industry\/&amp;t=Student Spotlight | Joey Chong \u2013 BSc Actuarial Science with a Year in Industry' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Student Spotlight | Joey Chong \u2013 BSc Actuarial Science with a Year in Industry%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/student-spotlight-joey-chong-bsc-actuarial-science-with-a-year-in-industry\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/student-spotlight-joey-chong-bsc-actuarial-science-with-a-year-in-industry\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/student-spotlight-joey-chong-bsc-actuarial-science-with-a-year-in-industry\/&amp;title=Student Spotlight | Joey Chong \u2013 BSc Actuarial Science with a Year in Industry' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/student-spotlight-joey-chong-bsc-actuarial-science-with-a-year-in-industry\/&amp;title=Student Spotlight | Joey Chong \u2013 BSc Actuarial Science with a Year in Industry' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joey Chong graduated with First Class Honours in the BSc Actuarial Science with a Year in Industry in 2017. Why did you choose to study &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/student-spotlight-joey-chong-bsc-actuarial-science-with-a-year-in-industry\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47358,"featured_media":1208,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[213677,54289,213679],"tags":[182999],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47358"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1207"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1209,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207\/revisions\/1209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}