New City boy.....

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OwlHoot replied

13 March 2009, 19:24
Originally posted by Foxy Moron View Post

His ambition is to work in the City as an actuary specialising in pensions and insurance.

To translate, his parents did some research online into highly paid maths related jobs, and are now focusing their bullying in that direction

When the time's right, if he has genuine talent and passion, he'll carry on with the maths by hook or by crook and if necessary tell his pushy parents to take a hike.

But problem solving prodigies don't always make good researchers or truly original innovators.
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scooterscot replied

13 March 2009, 17:12
FFS no wonder my rate is so high...

Once the gals realised they got the lines in the right place

Last edited by scooterscot; 13 March 2009, 17:14.
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Mich the Tester replied

13 March 2009, 16:42
Originally posted by thelace View Post

Train driver, footballer, rock star

Poor kid!

I bet driving trains is more fun than being an actuary.
Come to think of it, I bet driving trains is more fun than software testing.
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Sysman replied

13 March 2009, 16:39
Originally posted by thelace View Post

Train driver, footballer, rock star

Fireman, pilot, Everest climber, jungle explorer, lion tamer...
(plus whatever his dad does)

much more appropriate at that age.
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d000hg replied

13 March 2009, 16:16
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Very sad. Obviously a gifted child and his ambition is to be an actuary? And yes I guess his parents planted that idea.
What about being a rocket or aerospace or civil engineer? Or a physicist and find out how the world works?
Utterly depressing.

Luckily he still has 8-10 years before needing to make a decision.
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cailin maith replied

13 March 2009, 15:06
I know a couple of Acturies.... they are proper
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thelace replied

13 March 2009, 14:59
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Very sad. Obviously a gifted child and his ambition is to be an actuary? And yes I guess his parents planted that idea.
What about being a rocket or aerospace or civil engineer? Or a physicist and find out how the world works?
Utterly depressing.

Train driver, footballer, rock star

Poor kid!
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oracleslave replied

13 March 2009, 14:21
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Or a physicist and find out how the world works?

The CUK collective know the answers to all those questions. Failing that he could just goog..I mean ska his questions.
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denver2k replied

13 March 2009, 14:19
Apparently Dad is in MoD.....and prefered City job over public...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...A-A-Level.html
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sasguru replied

13 March 2009, 14:18
Very sad. Obviously a gifted child and his ambition is to be an actuary? And yes I guess his parents planted that idea.
What about being a rocket or aerospace or civil engineer? Or a physicist and find out how the world works?
Utterly depressing.
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Foxy Moron replied

13 March 2009, 14:12
His ambition is to work in the City as an actuary specialising in pensions and insurance.

To tranaslate, his parents did some research online into highly paid maths related jobs, and are now focusing their bullying in that direction
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denver2k started a topic New City boy.....

13 March 2009, 14:08
New City boy.....

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A boy from Hampshire is thought be the youngest person to pass maths A-level with an A grade.

Zohaib Ahmed from Chandler's Ford sat the A-level exam when he was eight. He was nine when the result came through.

He beat the record held by Hong Kong prodigy March Boedihardjo who was nine years and three months old when he sat exams to get an A in maths in 2007.

Zohaib's 11-year-old brother Wajih, scored 96% in his further maths A-level examination.

Zohaib, who goes to Knightwood Primary School with his brother, said he was really happy at breaking the record after scoring 90% in his A-level.

'Playing football'

"I was really surprised but I was confident," he added.

"It felt really strange to be sat with big people in there with me.

"I revised three to five hours on a weekend and one to three hours during the week."

His ambition is to work in the City as an actuary specialising in pensions and insurance.

Zohaib and Wajih Ahmed
Zohaib's brother Wajih (right) has also claimed top grades in A-level maths

His brother Wajih said: "My parents helped me out a lot.

"My dad taught me some maths and my mum sorted everything out.

"I couldn't have done it without them."

The boys' mother believes the achievements are down to good planning and hard work.

But they also have plenty of leisure time to play computer games and watch television.

Saadia Ahmed said: "I would look to see they on target and then work through it.

"They like playing around and football and we made sure they had a lot of time playing."

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/7941327.stm
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