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 7 Reviews

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6/10

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6/10

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4/10

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6/10

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4/10

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G
Mar 16, 2021
Rating 5 out of 5

It was amazing i was so safe and protected met my fiance and now i am a student at Duke

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D
Mar 11, 2021
Rating 5 out of 5

The student life experience is very good with sports teams playing in the SoCon and Sun Belt conferences along with a multitude of social events, clubs, intramural sports and greek life to participate in. The academics are very good, especially in the business school for accounting. The food is pretty good at App State however they should add more dining options or chain restaurants in the future on campus. Off campus there is much to do with the Tanger Outlet Mall, downtown Boone, sports, exploring the great outdoors, going to tourist attractions or the Blue Ridge Parkway, the movies, or even skiing or snowboarding. Theres the towns of Banner Elk, Blowing Rock, Beech Mountain, and Sugar Mountain nearby which all offer many other student life experiences and places to explore in your free time as well. App State University also recently built several new dorms which are very modern and exciting, but there is still a lack of parking and housing options that should be addressed.

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J
Nov 15, 2019
Rating 2 out of 5

I regret going to school here. I honestly believe Appalachian owes me money for all the time I wasted there. The campus is very nice, but the education I received there I do not value. I do not have any useable skills or knowledge to refer back to gained from college.

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J
Apr 5, 2019
Rating 5 out of 5

Wouldn't trade the experience for anything.

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R
Dec 15, 2017
Rating 5 out of 5

I loved my education at ASU. Years later I've finished a post-doc at Harvard and have been well-prepared for everything I've needed in my career and in my life. I'm still in contact with many of my professors and have lifelong friends that have been with me through the highs and lows of my adulthood. Boone is magical, and it's a place truly filled with people who love to be there. I've never regretted it for a second.

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l
Oct 27, 2017
Rating 5 out of 5

Both my son and daughter attend and it has been a great experience. The professors are challenging, yet fair and the campus is beautiful!

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Oct 5, 2017
Rating 1 out of 5

If your child has had a citation for underage drinking or marijuana possession do not disclose it to this university or any within the UNC system. They will have a target on their back. My sons room was searched because someone "thought" they smelled marijuana. When he demanded a search warrant they only got a warrant for his half of the room. There's something wrong if you smell something under the door and you don't search the entire room Granted many parents will find this comforting but in this day and age when marijuana is legal in so many states this smacks of targeting. After six weeks he is now on probation and is probably not going to finish out the school year Appalachian as 11th on the list of all colleges in the country for arrests for drug and alcohol use. This is the time when kids experiment and make it out alive for the most part. My son will be leaving the school for a better place in December This is a good kid who doesn't deserve this.

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