After another long year of hard work, I've finished my junior year at UC Berkeley! 
Yay senior year!
Although it's exciting to reflect back on the last three years and see where they've taken me, it's also nerve-racking knowing that in just another year, I will be working full time, living in San Francisco or in an unfamiliar city, and managing my own finances.
As a college student, I have been living a pretty hectic but well-balanced lifestyle, trying to "live it up" as they say. However, as that experience nears a bittersweet end, I am starting to realize just how much busier — and more expensive — my life will be in just a year.
This summer, I am transitioning into the corporate world as a marketing intern for Wells Fargo's Education Financial Services team, where I will get the opportunity to provide a student voice and feedback to improve its outreach relationship with both college and high school students. My goal is to understand which channels of communication work most effectively in reaching out to the right target audience, with one source of the online channel being the StudentLoanDown blog.
Although I haven't personally experienced the process of taking out student loans (Bill Gates is paying my way through college...LUCKILY!), I do have numerous friends who say they often feel as though they didn't have enough information or the tools to feel comfortable about their student loan decisions.
That's why I'm interested in learning more about the student lending industry: As a student loan expert in training, I hope to allay students' fears and help them make wiser decisions!
Editor's note: Delenie (no relation to Cheryl) will be part of The StudentLoanDown team through the summer. It's the first time we've had a real, live undergraduate student as a blogger, so we're excited!
I wish you all the best in your path to learning and even taking out loans in the future! Great post!
Since I'm your target audience, I hope to one day know more about my own finances as a student. I look forward to meeting people like you that'll teach me so that I can make more educated decisions with my money.
achin - What financial topics would you like to hear more about?
istheir class they make take before you can get your money
Hi Delenie,
Thank you for sharing your experiences with financing your education. This is an area that many college students struggle with. In particular, we all need to be better educated about how loans work and about how to shop for the best loan to meet our needs.
Keep up the great work!
Hey Delenie,
I want to hear more about loans for schools and the interest rates involved. Also, I want to know more about financing a house and the mortgages involved in these stressful times.
Thanks!!
Anonymous – In order to get your federal student loan money, you are required to complete Entrance Counseling, which is a basic tutorial that helps you understand your loan terms and your rights and responsibilities as a borrower. Is this the kind of "class" you were wondering about? As far as I know there is not a traditional class that's required.