Advise NC at Appalachian State Helps High School Seniors Take Their Next Steps
Nov 7, 2025
The midway mark of the fall semester has come and gone, bringing thousands of students across the state into the thick of their senior year of high sc...
Ashe County High School "Counts Down" to College
Nov 3, 2025
On Tuesday, October 14, Ashe County High School participated in College for North Carolina’s “Countdown to College Week” with an event plan...
College Adviser Meets Students Where They Are
Apr 9, 2025
On September 24, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Ashe County, North Carolina. The devastation following the storm left many families in r...
Strength Through Struggle
Jan 7, 2025
Have you ever gotten something you really wanted and then once you have it you don’t know if you want it anymore? That is exactly how eighteen-year-...
It’s Year Three… Here is My Final Thought:
Dec 20, 2024
Dear AppCAC, As college advisers, we hold a unique and powerful position: we guide students through one of the most transformative stages of thei...
Homecoming
Sep 16, 2024
It’s strange returning to a place you vowed you would never return to…yet that is what I was doing when I started as a College Adviser at my old h...
College Advising Corps Helps Drive FAFSA Completion Rates in Statewide Pilot Program
Aug 25, 2024
Madison County has recently been named as one of the two counties in Western North Carolina whose seniors have exceeded the state of North Carolina’...
It's Okay to Change Your Mind
Jun 17, 2024
1000 patient care hours. That was all that stood between me and my goal of becoming a physician assistant. I had just graduated from Appalachian State...
“I don’t know…”
May 20, 2024
I stayed pretty consistent with my answer whenever I was asked what I wanted to do with my life, “I don’t know” with an uneasy laugh. I’d stay...
Because We Have a Purpose
May 13, 2024
Growing up in a multicultural household provided me with a unique perspective, seamlessly transitioning between two worlds until my introduction to el...