I have mixed feelings about it at this point. I did not feel very challenged by a few of my classes this semester, and I am looking forward to courses that I have heard are quite difficult next semester. I chose my current school over a school which might have more intellectually-oriented students because of a $12,000/year price difference between them. I know the actuarial curriculum will be high-level, but I do worry if I'll find enough of a challenge with it because I know classes are offered at only one level in college.
The only class I found hard in college was Engineering Thermo taught by a visiting Caltech professor. The next hardest was Mathematical Statistics as the professor was very challenging. I earned a math degree but also came close to an ME and Physics degree as well. The latter helps me every in my job.
Saving money will give you a lot more options post-college to pursue your interests.
Have you thought about an internship or part time job with a firm in your field or even a research position (paid or not) with a professor whom you like in an unrelated field but using stats?
These will give you exposure to the real world problem set that is far more messy and interesting. I did the latter for a few years (unpaid) and worked on problems for professors because I thought it was fun and it was.
