GEAR UP Alumni Spotlight: Bella Powers
Jul 13, 2025
The GEAR UP Guarantee is a guaranteed admissions program to Appalachian State University for students in participating GEAR UP Appalachian programs.
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Former GEAR UP Student Returns as Chaperone
Jul 11, 2025
Katie Matheson, a 2020 graduate of Ashe County High School, remembers vividly the first time she joined a GEAR UP college bus tour as a student.
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YES Day Camp Sparks Creativity and Connection for WNC Students
Jul 8, 2025
From June 16th through 27th, the Young Eisner Scholar (YES) Day Camp welcomed two cohorts of rising 7th and 8th graders from Ashe and Watauga Counties at the Ashe campus of Wilkes Community...
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Summer Events Underway
Jun 24, 2024
School may be out for summer, but GEAR UP is not taking a break!
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The Power of Conversation
Jun 20, 2024
In today’s post, we invite you to learn more about On Ramp Appalachia, CAP’s newest grant program which strives to ease the pathway for students to pursue educa
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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.
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“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.
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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 elementary school....
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What The CAC Has Done For Me: What the CAC Has Allowed Me to Be
May 7, 2024
For a moment I would like to tell you a story about a girl’s journey from self-doubt to unshakeable confidence and how it is a testament to the transfo...
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Started from the bottom, now I'm here!
Apr 12, 2024
What if I told you that I was born into an abusive family? You probably would have never guessed that about me.
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Upward Bound Orientation Brings CAP Collaboration Opportunity
Apr 10, 2024
Each Spring, newly accepted Upward Bound scholars and their families join current UB students at the annual Upward Bound Orientation.
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CAP Through our Eyes: Gloria Medina
Apr 5, 2024
In this series, we feature individual CAP staff members and dive into their unique perspectives on college access, education, the role of our grant programs in the...
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Breaking Barriers: My Path from First-Gen Student to College Adviser
Mar 15, 2024
As a first-generation student who experienced the challenges of financial instability, my journey through higher education has been defined by persistence, determination...
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