1 - Mikey 2 - 29 3 - Taipei (English born and raised) 4 - AAT first year + Maths A-Level 5 - Poker playing, novel/short story/song writing Actuary 6 - Well...decided to become an actuary and ordered the cmp for CT1 in May '11. Didn't understand anything after chapter 2 and so had to self teach Maths A-Level. Finished the final exam last month and now halfway through self teaching CT1 ready for the exam this October. So to answer the question either 6 weeks or 1 year 6 weeks.