A reply a few months late isn't too bad, right? I'm an ASA, so of course that means on the SOA side. I ended up SOA because that's where I found my first job, which is what I think most actuaries do. Try and target your search too much and you'll end up with nothing.
I found my way into the field after graduating with a math degree and then not knowing what the hell to do with it. I waltzed into the first exam with zero prep time and scored a big fat goose egg on it. It was after that that I discovered these exams are no joke.
Really, though, beyond the exams(which suck) it's a great field, but I know the entry levels are hard to break into these days. The best thing you can do is to excel in school and have above a 3.5 GPA, pass a few exams, and try to find an internship before graduation. You should be gold if you do that.