If you don’t have a study partner, you might find this page particularly useful. Here we will post sample responses to past UFE and SOA simulations. These sample responses were written by candidates as part of their preparation process. By reviewing these sample responses, you can compare your response to another candidate’s response even if you don’t have a study partner! Here are some questions that you might want to ask yourself as you are comparing your response to a sample response posted here:

1)     How did the candidate address an issue that I struggled with?

2)     How did the candidate structure their response? Was it easy to follow and understand? Is my response also easy to read and understand?

3)     What case facts did the candidate incorporate? Did I use more or less case facts?

4)     What ranking would I give this candidate on primary indicators? How does this compare to my rankings? Are they different and why?

5)     Did the candidate manage their time? Did I manage my time appropriately? Does my response seem well-balanced in comparison to the candidate’s response?

6)     Was the candidate’s quant easy to follow and understand? How does my quant compare to the candidate’s response?

Sample Response Downloads

SOA 2009 Final Q1
SOA 2008 Final Q3

2005 III 1 UFE sim
2005 III 2 UFE sim
2006 III 2 UFE sim
2007 III 2 UFE sim
2008 comp
2008-II-1 UFE sim
2008-II-2 UFE sim
2008-III-3 UFE sim
2009 comp
2009 II-2 UFE sim
2009 II-3 UFE sim
2010 I UFE comp
2010 II-3 UFE sim