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Michael Osborne

Michael Osborne

Capital One

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Day In The Life

Financial Analyst

I analyze finances.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

    Pine View

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Finance, General

    University of Florida

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High School

Bachelor's Degree: Finance, General

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life took a while to figure out

  • 1.

    I started college by majoring in Nuclear Engineering and planning on going to Med School.

  • 2.

    I switched to a biochemistry major while still planning on Med School.

  • 3.

    Decided I was not interested in becoming a doctor and switched majors to finance.

  • 4.

    Applied to every internship that was available.

  • 5.

    Interned at my current company.

  • 6.

    Received a job offer after my internship and returned after graduating college.

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Society in general:

    You should become a doctor because you're good at science.

  • How I responded:

    I realized I could achieve a successful career in another field and pursued those opportunities.