Appalachian State University

Boone, NC · Public · 19,444 undergrads

Admit rate: 90.1% (24,001 applicants)
SAT middle 50%: 1120–1280 (ACT 21–27)
Undergraduates: 19,444 (0.5% international)
Average net price: $16,836 (per year after aid)
Graduation rate: 75% (within 6 years)

Deadlines

Rolling: Rolling (application opens Aug. 1)
Priority: Nov. 15

Essays

Honors College essay (also Chancellor's Scholarship) (500)

Choose one of the three quotes below and write a 400–500 word reflection on a specific experience it brings to mind, using the quote to guide your thinking. As you write, consider: Why does this quote call that experience to mind, and how did you respond to it? How has that experience shaped the way you approach new ideas? How might you bring this way of engaging into the Appalachian Honors College community, and what kinds of contributions do you imagine making as you learn alongside others? Return to your quote’s language or ideas as your reflection develops. Use the quote to connect your experience to how you think, learn, and engage with others. Option 1: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” — Mary Oliver, The Summer Day. Option 2: “Only when an answer generates further questions does thought continue as inquiry. A mind with no questions is a mind that is not intellectually alive.”— Richard Paul and Linda Elder, The Art of Asking Essential Questions. Option 3: “To function, individuals rely not only on knowledge stored within our skulls but also on knowledge stored elsewhere: in our bodies, in the environment, and especially in other people. When you put it all together, human thought is incredibly impressive. But it is a product of a community, not of any individual alone.” — Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach, The Knowledge Illusion

Editor's notes

Treat Nov. 15 as your real deadline. Rolling admission means you could apply later, but scholarship consideration is guaranteed only for files complete by then, including the fee and transcripts.
Send the interest statement and activities list even though they're optional. The CDS rates activities, volunteer work and level of interest as important, and those two pieces are where App State sees them.

Appalachian State University

Deadlines

Essays

Honors College essay (also Chancellor's Scholarship) (500)

Editor's notes

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