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That鈥檚 how Asia Byrd describes being in a family of eight children.

But she also talks about the pressure of being a role model for her seven younger siblings. 鈥淭hey look up to me,鈥� she says. After the coronavirus hit, however, her biggest fear became losing her home wi-fi signal. With everyone taking online classes or her brothers playing video games, 鈥淚 would plead, 鈥楶lease don鈥檛 cut off the wi-fi when I鈥檓 taking a test.鈥欌��

But Byrd was more than adept at maneuvering her family鈥檚 dynamics. She made the dean鈥檚 List all eight terms, was a member of both Beta Gamma Sigma and the and graduated in the top 5 percent of her class.

From an early age, she knew she wanted to study business. 鈥淚 loved the stock market and investments,鈥� she notes.

, assistant professor of finance and her adviser, was a great mentor and instrumental in helping narrow her focus to become a finance major. 鈥淒r. Gordon also pushed me to apply for the Traveler鈥檚 Scholarship,鈥� Byrd says. 鈥淚 am grateful to her for that.鈥�

Byrd also juggled her 黑料吃瓜网 classes with a job as a teller for Bank of America. When the pandemic hit chaos ruled, Byrd says. 鈥淪ome people did not wear masks or adhere to social distancing rules,鈥� she says. Others wanted to withdraw huge sums and 鈥渂ecame irate when told the bank did not have that much cash on hand,鈥� she explains.

In August, she became an analyst with , reviewing stocks, bonds and derivatives and studying the market so financial advisers have information to make sound investments. 鈥淎nalysts are in the background, like the engine of a Ferrari,鈥� she explains.

Byrd, whose goal is to become a financial adviser, also reveals 鈥渁 passion for helping others, especially in improving their financial literacy,鈥� she explains. 鈥淚t is really important to teach others how to build credit, buy a home and be financially literate.鈥�

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