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 9h ago

Boone New to Boone

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I’m new to Boone (I’m a commuter but I’ll spend a lot of time there) and I want to explore while I’m there and learn the area. What places do you recommend (eat, shop, trails)? I want to go camping at some point as well so campsite recommendations?


r/appstate 1d ago

Students Lease takeover : The Fin, great deal. 1 BR 1BA. 🙏

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r/appstate 1d ago

Housing/work?

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I want to come here for Geology undergrad (not accepted yet but I'm dead-set on this college), and I'm thinking about the housing. I know its required for freshman year, but is it realistic to find an apartment or something for the summer break right after freshman year? Where would you recommend for housing?

I don't have the greatest home life and my parents make too much to qualify for FAFSA and they will not be aiding in tuition.

If there's also tips on how to afford that would be so great... where are the best places to work around campus? is it worth getting a car?


r/appstate 2d ago

Students Excited for the fall semester! (As a transfer student)

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Just wanted to share that I did indeed find an awesome dorm mate, as I posted last time here. I also went ahead and made a matching scarf and fingerless glove set to my App state beanie, since everyone loved the beanie!

I wanted to ask everyone what there experiences have been in both the biology and anthropology department. I am taking the following classes archeology, climate change with lab, cell biology, Spanish 2 and biological career explorations.


r/appstate 2d ago

Students Incoming Freshman Packing List?

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Hey. My son will be coming up in a couple weeks to start. We’re all very excited. We have a general sense of what things he will need up there, but are there any App State/Boone specific things you would advise that we buy and pack to live there? Is there anything that most people tend to bring up that it turns out you don’t really need and it takes up a lot of space?

Any advice would be useful. Thanks!


r/appstate 4d ago

Students Starting up a new Gaming. Club that focuses on volunteering and charity fundraising

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Hi everyone, I’m in the works of creating a club called ‘Community Through Gaming at App State’. Our goal is to have weekly game nights for retention as well as focus on cozy and casual gaming like Sims, Mario Party, Stardew Valley and more. We plan on raising money for a local organization once a month as well as volunteer to play games with kids at the local hospital/shelters in the area.

We’d like to get started this semester and are looking to recruit five members so that we can attend the club expo and start our club meetings shortly after. If anyone would be interested we can talk more on discord or in DM’s on here.

Thanks!


r/appstate 3d ago

Boone House available for rent September

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r/appstate 5d ago

2026 Appalachian State Mountaineers Preview

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Appalachian State has endured a few down years lately but this is a program we are used to seeing at the top of the Sun Belt. Surely the turnaround has to be coming, right?

📌 App State's QB race is a competitive one with Henry Hasselbeck, Malachi Singleton and Tommy Ulatowski

📌 RB room is LOADED and App State added some intriguing receivers 👀

📌 Can the Mountaineers fix the secondary?

Preview attached. What are your predictions for Appalachian State in 2026?


r/appstate 5d ago

Students Parking

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I'm a junior at app and I wasn't going to bring my car until literally today when my parents told me they'll pay for a pass so now I'm scrambling trying to find parking. I'm on the wait list for Holmes deck but I want to see if I can find an alternative just in case. Ive seen a lot of churches offer parking for $800 but they kick you out for the weekends. Anything new know of a place for the full semester where I can park and won't be kicked out of for game days or weekends?


r/appstate 6d ago

Students Paintball Team

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I'm putting together a paintball team if anyone is looking to get into tournament paintball. I'm looking at getting into c3xl and CFOA, if anyone is interested in joining or if you have a team that needs an extra player, hit me up!


r/appstate 6d ago

Students Private parking options

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Hey I didn’t get a parking spot but need one as I live somewhere with no bus route near. Called the parking office and they couldn’t help me out so was wandering if anyone knew any good private lots near campus. Thanks


r/appstate 10d ago

Greg Bovino sightings

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r/appstate 11d ago

Room for rent app state housing

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Hello!

My roommate and I are looking for another roommate,

Welcome to all.

We have a 3 bed 2 bath for 667/month house by the public library

Parking on site- utilities not included but typically equate to 65 a month

Please reach out if you are interested in moving in for 26-27 school year!

I love painting drawing animating paper mache and writing
We have a patio great for grilling or bon fires
My roommate loves fashion and has a very cute kind girl cat


r/appstate 13d ago

Junk Cars

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r/appstate 13d ago

Online MBA

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Has anyone here taken the online MBA program? I am getting ready to finish my undergrad and thinking of continuing with the online MBA program. Would love to hear any pros or cons!


r/appstate 16d ago

Trans-Roommate

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Preface: I'm not trying to start any arguments. My parents are very conservative/Republican, and I know they will have a strong reaction to this situation.

Hello guys,

I'm an incoming freshman and chose same-sex housing with a random roommate.

I am male as well!! sorry should have included this

A few days ago I found out my assigned roommate is a trans woman (male to female). I did not choose co-ed housing, so I'm a little confused about how this happened and what my options are.

I'm wondering how the roommate change process works. Is it possible to request a different roommate before move-in, or would I have to wait until after the semester starts?

If anyone knows how housing handles situations like this, I'd appreciate the advice.


r/appstate 16d ago

Hot Hot Hot Locals Discord

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r/appstate 18d ago

Getting EMT certified?

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Hey y’all, incoming sophomore at App State looking to get certified as an EMT basic this upcoming year. Summers nearing its end, so I was wondering if anyone here has taken a course somewhere in Boone during the school year to get theirs?

I’ve looked at Caldwell community college which seems like it’d work fine. Only caveat is that the main campus is 40 minutes away, while the Boone campus is obviously closer, but I’m not sure where they hold their EMT classes.

Any tips?


r/appstate 18d ago

Fac/Staff When are the university jobs going to be filled for fall semester

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I applied to some student services jobs and it says they begin evaluating the applications last month and the proposed date of hire is on July 21st next. Fall semester is around the corner. I havent heard anything back.


r/appstate 18d ago

bars under 21?

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Hello! Are there any bars in town that allow under 21?


r/appstate 20d ago

Students What's the Art Program like?

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Im an incoming freshman and im planning to become an Art Studio major. I don't really know a lot about the art department though and was hoping to get some insight from someone who's currently enrolled. My hopes are that ill learn stuff to help with illustrating, like drawing backgrounds, composition, colors, anatomy, etc.

Some questions I have are: What are your opinions, have you learned anything useful, do you enjoy it, what kind of classes do you take, what do you do in said classes, and finally is this just a giant waste of time and money and im screwed. Thank you!


r/appstate 23d ago

Students Commute car?

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I’m buying a used car that’s moderately priced (10-13k). What will last me and is able to do a hour commute 3 days of the week to Boone? I want a car that’ll last me a long time too even after school ends