Noah Appling

I'm Noah, a rising senior at Jefferson High School in Jackson County, Georgia. I carry a 3.4 GPA and I'm working to finish high school strong while preparing for college. I plan to attend Georgia Southern University and study finance, with a long-term goal of transferring to the University of Georgia.
My interest in finance comes from watching how money changes people's lives. I've seen how financial stress weighs on families, and I've also seen what becomes possible when people learn to make their money work for them. The idea that money can grow while it sits, through investing and smart decisions, is what draws me in. Most people trade time for money their whole lives. I want to understand the other side of that, and I spend my free time learning how investing and markets actually work. I've taken full ownership of my college journey, from researching FAFSA and Georgia's HOPE Scholarship to finding local scholarship opportunities and preparing for the SAT. I'm also involved in community service in my area. My goal is to build a career in finance and help families in small towns like mine make smarter decisions with their money