r/appstate Jun 02 '22

Housing Megathread: Have Housing questions? Look here first!

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It seems like every time I'm on here there's nothing but the same housing questions so here's some advice and resources.

When should I start looking for housing for ___ school year?
Immediately! Housing in Boone is famously hard to find these days. Most places will fill up by March before the following fall semester. You will be left with the leftovers if you do not get onto a list before then. Places to avoid if possible: The Cottages This is a party area. It is constantly covered in trash. Terrible management. The Standard I haven't lived here but I've heard it's ridiculously overpriced.
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Tips for this
* Accept that you will probably not get a perfect situation no matter what. Most every renting company in Boone is looking to screw you. Try and get lucky.
* Call the apartment complex even if the website says they're full. They will probably be able to tell you if there is someone looking for a sublease, or they will get you on a list for the following year. This is how I managed to get a Skyline Terrace apt. I called in August of the previous year and got on a list for the next year.
* Look at the App State housing website. Here . This is not always the most helpful but it's a good place to start.
* When you do decide on a place, keep watch for hidden costs. Most places don't love to advertise when a utility isn't included. For example, I, in a 1 bed 1 bath, pay about 170$ a month in utilities. 80$ for electric, 50$ for water and 40$ for optional faster internet. So even though my rent is technically 940$, in order to actually use my apt it's about 1110$.
* ALWAYS TOUR THE APT FIRST. I didn't do this during the covid year and got stuck in an ADA 3 bed 2 bath instead of the 3 bed 3 bath that I was paying for. The housing company told me tough luck.
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I need a roommate / I need to sublease my apartment / I need to pick up a sublease
This is a bit easier. Since everyone is so hungry for housing, finding a roommate / sublease is fairly painless.
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Tips for this
* Same as above, call the apt complex you want to live in and ask if they have available subleases. Most apt complexes also have a roommate matching service that you can use. You may end up with people you don't like (ask me how I know) so use with caution.
* Use the Appalachian Classifieds. This is the most common piece of advice on housing threads here. It is the largest classifieds group for the Boone area. It is on Facebook and you will need to be approved before you can see anything. I think it has a fairly high success rate. Also easy to get cheap furniture on there if you need it. Link HERE Be sure to put "through reddit housing post" as how you heard about the group. This helps the moderation process, per u/Cammdoser.
* If you are going to pick up a sublease, make sure to ask if its going to be renewable. I saw a girl on the classifieds trying to sublease her apartment for just the month of July. The person who picks that up will move in July first and need to be out July 31st. Not ideal, don't get stuck in that situation on accident.
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When do I get my room number and roommate? For most places, on and off campus, you'll get this in July before the semester starts. Sometimes you won't for off campus. I've had times where I didn't meet my roommates until move in day.
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Moving in
This is always hectic. There will normally be 100 other people moving in or out on these days so be prepared. .
Tips for this
* From /u/klylet, DAY OF MOVE IN AND MOVE OUT: take detailed pictures and videos of damage and immediately ask where to send/share them with the rental company. Make sure they can be dated, preferably on the photo itself. Do this before you move furniture in, and after you move furniture out and clean. They WILL charge you for damages that were there before you got there, and won't care if it was there unless you specifically report it. When you move in, if there is carpet, put white socks on and shuffle across the carpet. If you see black specks that looks that pepper, those are flea eggs. Call the apartment and require carpet cleaning / replacement and a terminator company to come. If you do not report within 30 days, they will likely not cover the cost and blame you for it.
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I think this covers most things, if anyone else has any other great tips, this is the place to put them. The mods told me this would be pinned so it should stay up for a while for people to see.


r/appstate Jul 22 '23

Boone Published a draft online of the housing guide/chart thing I posted the other day online with more stuff/with input from y'all on the accuracy of some of the info. Take a look!

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r/appstate 20h ago

Meet your starting QB!

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Had the chance to interview Malachi Singleton. Very excited to see what he puts on the field this season. Early prediction? We’re going to see fireworks!

Go App!!! And maybe I’ll see some of you at The Rock Saturday!


r/appstate 17h ago

parking at leon levine

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does anyone know where i could park to get to leon levine? the state farm lot sold out. ive seen some old threads about people parking at lowe’s hardware and walking, but all of the threads about parking are 4+ years old… so idk if they can be trusted

i‘ve heard a lot of people park at the greenway but have heard it’s been a gamble recently.


r/appstate 1d ago

Students Join Math Club!

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Math Club has their first meeting a week from today. We are a social club that play board game, eat food, and just chill. You don't even have to like math to participate.

Please attend our first meeting in the brand new Edwin Duncan Hall 204 next Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Scan the QR code to join our Engage page.

If you have any questions, please reach out!


r/appstate 1d ago

Boone Best Late Night Swimming Holes Near AppState.

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I want to go late-night swimming for my birthday soon, and I wanted to know what would be the best Swimming hole for that. I like Trash Can Falls, but I heard that leeches are still hanging out there. Worst Case, we go swimming with the leeches <3.

Any Answers would be great.


r/appstate 1d ago

Free Food (Math Department Tea Time)

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The Department of Mathematical Sciences hosts Tea Time every Wednesday from 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. on the second floor of Edwin Duncan Hall. This is open to everyone. Feel free to stop on by and grab some free food!


r/appstate 1d ago

Sun Belt Preview!

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Sun Belt (@SunBelt) = Fun Belt!

Catch up on Parker's season preview here!

https://sansomsportsmedia.com/2026/09/02/2026-27-sun-belt-football-preview/


r/appstate 1d ago

Hot Hot Hot Student ran pinball tournament at the mall on Sept 12, 2pm

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r/appstate 2d ago

Is there a ski club?

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I've been looking around for a bit and I can't seem to find if there's a ski club or not. I see there's the competitive ones but I'm mostly looking for something that's more casual.


r/appstate 2d ago

Abandoned/Fallen Barns

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r/appstate 4d ago

Unidentified Network, No Internet Access (Ethernet)

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Not sure what’s the issue. My access point is glowing green and the port under it as well, and my USB-C to Ethernet Adapter is glowing yellow and blinking green. I’ve tried all the youtube solutions and restarted my computer + adapter, but nothing seems to help. Am I missing something?


r/appstate 4d ago

Students Does Anyone Know When Football Tickets are available Yosef Club members?

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I remember them saying that they go on sale a week before the game but now it is a week before.


r/appstate 5d ago

Looking for sublease

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r/appstate 6d ago

Students Where to get HRT around here?

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Hello! I am a pre-transitioned trans guy who just moved here. I am looking to get testosterone but I don't know how to go about it. Is there anywhere nearby that I need to go to start my journey?


r/appstate 6d ago

Non traditional students?

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I know App isn’t a huge school compared to others around the country, but how about a nontraditional student org? Anyone else in undergrad/grad as a nontraditional student? Willing to have events on campus?


r/appstate 6d ago

Working at Waffle House

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I have an interview at the Waffle House for a serving job. I was interested in how consistent the pay is, especially the tips and how much a server makes each shift. I've heard tips can be very iffy at some Waffle Houses and I want to make sure this isn't the case because I need a job with good tips.


r/appstate 7d ago

Students Register to Vote on Sanford!

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Just letting folks who may want to register to vote but haven’t yet that the College Dems will be on Sanford around 1 today and tomorrow helping get people registered! Tomorrow supposedly will have cotton candy too 👀 please go register if you haven’t!


r/appstate 7d ago

Band

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Anyone interested in starting a band?


r/appstate 9d ago

What's happening in Boone this week, if you don't want to hear it from Instagram

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Hey guys I wanted to post for anyone new to town or back since we launched. I run left917.net, a hyper-local news and events page for Watauga, Ashe, and Avery. No ads, no signup, no algorithm. We just share what's happening, and our team picks the highlights manually bringing all the events to one place and curating the most interesting news stories.

See a paper flyer on a corkboard or a windshield that isn't already on the site? Snap a photo and send it in, we'll get it up.

Heavy week for events. Every night has a trivia round somewhere in town, here's the full rotation. For the weekend, Friday you're choosing between Dancing Anyways at Parallel and Chapter 3 at Betsy's Barn in Todd, ten bucks either way. Saturday the High Country Beer Festival turns 19 at the fairgrounds, 40-plus breweries, 3 to 7 (ticketed, 21+, so plan accordingly).

If you're staying closer to campus, Friday's also got 828 Day: Forrest Gump at the Appalachian Theatre, Folk and Dagger at Lost Province, and Will Willis at App Mountain Brewery. Field hockey plays Towson Friday, soccer's got Senior Day against William & Mary Sunday.

There's also a daily word game, five clues, one word, new one every day. Play it in a group chat: whoever solves it first (or best) picks the word everyone else starts with the next day.

News comes from the Watauga Democrat, High Country Press, Blue Ridge Public Radio, and The Appalachian (and more), and it links straight to their reporting. But we're also writing our own stuff (our originals), local pieces the wire outlets don't cover, including one dropping later this week about the Boone Golf Club owners trying to sell 153 acres inside town limits.

We are looking for students to write some of that kind of thing too. If you want to write a piece for the site we're looking for culture writers, show-goers, DJs, and civic watchers. Or if you are, or know a musician worth knowing, a classmate doing something interesting, whatever local story you think isn't getting told. Send a pitch here. We're always interested in new music too for our on-rotation page.


r/appstate 9d ago

Looking to transfer to app state

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Im gonna have one semester in college and will have 15 credits in December but want to transfer in for spring 2027. I know the 15 credits mean I will be evaluated mostly on my high school stats. Is this feasable for me? I had a 3.0 unweighted gpa and 1250 sat in high school.


r/appstate 9d ago

Students Long distance?

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Hello all! This is more so a question for those who have graduated, or are actively doing long distance at App. I would like to know any tips, but also just how did you do it? Greatly appreciate any advice or suggestions!


r/appstate 9d ago

hazing

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Do any of the sororities currently haze on campus? If so which ones and how?


r/appstate 10d ago

Greg Bovino denied entry to Charlotte bakery - due to his racism

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r/appstate 9d ago

Looking for tickets to cigarettes @ sunset on Oct 1

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Looking for a few tickets for this show. Dm me and I can meet and pay you cash or whatever!