High school senior Lillie Hebert was pretty certain she wanted to attend Canisius University when she came to Buffalo for a campus tour in mid-February.
Hebert, from Southwick, Mass., was accepted to Canisius in November and hopes to pursue its animal behavior and conservation program.
But she is still not sure how much it will cost to attend. That is because a key piece of the college admissions puzzle has yet to arrive: the school’s financial aid offer.
Financial aid offers are based on a federal form – the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – the recent revamp of which has been plagued by problems that have delayed college decisions for thousands of schools and millions of prospective students.
“We spent like three days trying to figure out the application, and kept getting error messages,” Hebert’s mother, Deborah, said of the 2024-2025 FAFSA. “When my older daughter went to college, it was easy, and we got it in early. This time, it’s been a nightmare.”
A new startup is aimed at helping underfunded college students navigate financial challenges that can derail an education. Arbol is piloting its financial tracking app on six campuses.
Fortunately for the Heberts, Canisius was holding a FAFSA workshop for accepted students…
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