Nirali Bhatt is a junior studying astronomy. She learned about the internship program through the LAS Lineup Newsletter. She is working for the Student Money Management Center (SMCC) as a Data Analyst. She is working on a team to analyze data from the three universities found in the University of Illinois system: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Chicago, and University of Springfield. The data she is analyzing is what the students are being charged for from their student accounts; additionally, she is working to discern any patterns applicable to this data. Nirali’s dream job is to conduct research for NASA. Through her internship, she became familiar with R Software, which she thinks will benefit her in the future. Her favorite animals are elephants, pandas and penguins!