Beautiful campus. But this is the only one school I couldn't find any restrooms, buildings were all locked (library, bookstore, cafeteria, ...).

My son graduated from Appalachian State University. My daughter is currently a junior. Our family has absolutely no complaints, only high praise! Great University, beautiful location!

Going to Appalachian State University was the worst educational decision I have ever made. I cannot speak for other majors, but I studied Recreation Management with a concentration in Outdoor Experiential Education. Of the things I did learn, I cannot think of any real world application for most of them. I was required to take class after class of topics that had nothing to do with why I wanted to go to ASU. I know that college is sometimes about taking classes that will rarely or never be used in the future, but the classes I found least helpful were most of the ones in my core curriculum. I may have taken one or two courses that I actually had a desire to take and have felt value from since. For a career focused in recreation or the outdoors, I would have been better off going to a number of other outdoor leadership institutions such as NOLS or the AMGA and I would have gained valuable knowledge and experience, two things I gained very little of at ASU. For anyone interested in this major I would suggest instead going out and gaining as many outdoor certifications as you can and become part of an outdoor organization like the ones I mentioned above. You will go so much further in a career in recreation and you will save money as well. On a positive note, I did like the teachers in the Recreation program for the most part. They were pleasant and had passion for their teaching. I just gained very little applicable knowledge from the content they were teaching. Also, the campus and surrounding mountains are beautiful.

Boone genuinely sucks and is too overcrowded for a small town. Students here are stupid af. Go somewhere else

Freshmen orientation and Appstate couldn't have been any better than they were today. Very informative, active, and entertaining. The staff answered just about every question imaginable. The only issue I had was that ASU charged us for meals and orientation. If I'm getting ready to spend 80k on tuition and fees, charging for showing up and being ready for the next semester is asking a bit too much. I don't care if all schools do that.