Student Loan Repayment Guide: Consolidation, Deferment, Forebearance Explained

Graduating college is an exciting experience. It's the start of the rest of your life. You get to walk away from classrooms and exams and finally hang a diploma on your wall.

Oh yeah, there's also the whole part about repaying your student loans.

This was the part you pretended you could avoid, but now that it's here, what do you need to know? We talked to a few experts and have a bit of advice for you in the slideshow below.