College student raises hundreds after on-air appeal for help with student loans

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(CNN)Student debt sucks. But thanks to the power of a homemade sign and CNN’s cameras, it’s about to suck a little bit less for one entrepreneurial college student.

Albert Wu, a freshman at Washington University’s Olin Business School, site of Sunday night’s presidential debate, has raised more than $400 two days after his homemade sign asking for money was broadcast on CNN during the network’s pre-debate coverage.

“I’ve become basically Venmo guy on campus,” Wu said of his newfound fame. “After yesterday, everyone wanted to make signs. I spread an entire trend across the school.”

He said that while students have found him on campus to say “this is legendary” or “you’re the man,” the “market’s become over saturated” since his first CNN appearance.

“It’s taught me a lesson,” he said. “That opportunities are there, in every situation you’re in.”

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