Career Path Expectations

My current career path is Actuarial Science. I am very interested to do the interview of someone in our field so that i could find out all the things i might not know. I assume that an actuary works in a office of some type of firm. I know they mostly work with insurance companies; however, society has been demanding them in new companies now. according to the jobs almanac for 2004, actuary was rated the number two job for the last couple of years. Being an actuary is supposed to be a lot less stressful than lawyers and doctors but with the same pay. I love math and actuarial science is the best career that satisfies that for me. I think a day as an actuary would consist of an 8-9 hr non stressful day, in an office or meeting dealing with numbers. I believe actuaries have numerous meeting to discuss proposals and new ideas to manage risk. To become an actuary requires a passing grade on at least two or more of the designated tests, and knowledge of statistics, math and probability. I constantly read that most jobs look for a minimum gpa of at least a 3.0.