Becoming Biola

• Ethan's Semester Reflections

  Fall 2020

  Ethan de la Pena — December 14, 2020

  Hello everyone! :) I’m here to share just a little bit about how this past semester has gone. me. It might get kind of sad for a while, but stick...

• Bailey's Holiday Recipe!

  Breakfast Casserole

  Bailey Captain — December 11, 2020

  Breakfast Casserole Recipe Ingredients: 1 pound bulk pork sausage 6 eggs 2 cups milk 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground mustard 6 slices white...

• Ethan's Holiday Recipe!

  Healthy Vegan Apple Cinnamon Streusel

  Ethan de la Pena — December 10, 2020

  Here are the full ingredients and instructionsto Ethan’s Vegan Apple cinnamon Streusel! Ingredients: 4 medium honeycrisp apples 2 tsp cinnamon 1/2...

• Maggie's Holiday Recipe!

  Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

  Magdalene Segarra — December 09, 2020

  Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients Brown sugar - 3 quarterscup packed Granulated white sugar - half a cup Vanilla extract- 1 teaspoon Salt -...

• Kristen's Holiday Recipe!

  Peppermint Bark

  Kristen Kim — December 09, 2020

  Peppermint Bark Ingredients: 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped into -inch pieces 1 teaspoons peppermint extract 1 pound white chocolate,...

• Marco's Holiday Recipe!

  Flan

  Marco Saldana — December 08, 2020

  Flan Ingredients 3/4 cup sugar. 1/4 cup water. 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened. 5 large eggs. 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed...

• Special Spots Around Marco's Hometown!

  Marco Saldana — December 02, 2020

  Sunny San Diego, California. Always shown in appreciation for its beautiful beaches and California burritos. I’ve been living in San Diego for the...

• How to Network and Seek Mentorship

  Bailey Captain — December 01, 2020

  Hello friends, it's Bailey and I'm talking today about Seeking Mentorship and Networking. This has been a huge part of my life and why I have this...

• Google Calendar Tips and Tricks!

  Bailey Captain — December 01, 2020

  Hi guys! I am so excited to be writing about Google Calendar! This platform has been a life-saver in college and has helped me stay on task, get...

• Thanksgiving as a Student

  Marco Saldana — November 30, 2020

  Hey everyone! It's Marco, and I'm back with you guys to talk about Thanksgiving as a student. So I'm going to kind of be jumping around all over...

• Study Spaces in La Mirada!

  Kristen Kim — November 30, 2020

  Some of you may know that I homeschooled for the last two years of high school, so the new distanced-learning format is nothing too new. I have...

• Special Spots Around Ethan's Hometown

  Ethan de la Pena — November 24, 2020

  Hello everyone! It's Ethan and I'm coming on here to share a little bit about my small little hometown. Admittedly because of Covid-19 right now,...

• Autumn Traditions

  Magdalene Segarra — November 23, 2020

  Hey all, It is feeling very Autumn like here in La Mirada, California. We had rain yesterday which was so needed after the fires that have been...

• What Biola at Home Looks LIke

  Marco Saldana — November 20, 2020

  Hey everyone! So, I'm excited to take you through my life as a college student at my home environment. So now, I'm moving forward to logging into...

• Why Choose Art at Biola?

  Kristen Kim — November 16, 2020

  Hi everyone! My name is Kristen, I am a freshman Studio Arts major at Biola, and I'm here to answer some questions about the art department, my...

• My Biola Legacy

  Marco Saldana — November 13, 2020

  Being part of a legacy is very honorable. As for someone who has high ambitions, there are parts I bring that are slowly engaging with the legacy....

• Biola in the Family

  Kristen Kim — November 11, 2020

  My family loves Biola. And when I say that, I mean it. Both my parents attended Biola, and it was at this university where they actually met, and...

• Five Tips on What to Ask Your Admissions Counselor or Student Ambassador

  Bailey Captain — November 10, 2020

  Hi guys, Bailey here! As a Junior and a second year student Ambassador, I look back on my college selection journey wishing I was better prepared!...

• Being a Cinema and Media Arts Student at Biola University

  Bailey Captain — November 06, 2020

  Hey guys, it's Bailey! And I wanted to talk to you today about the Cinema and Media Arts program, and more specifically how I knew film school was...

• Why Choose Cinema and Media Arts at Biola University

  Marco Saldana — November 06, 2020

  Hi everyone! It's Marco, and I'm going to be talking to you about our CMA program at Biola. I'm going to be sharing with you some of my experience...

• How to Write a Senior Essay/Personal Statement

  Ethan de la Pena — November 05, 2020

  College applications can quickly get tedious; however, there is one part that people dread that I don’t think they should - the personal...

• How to Apply to Biola's Torrey Honors College

  Magdalene Segarra — November 04, 2020

  Hey guys! I hope you all had a good week and weekend. I actually had a super busy weekend which is pretty uncommon for me since we are in a...

• A Meditation on the Moment

  Magdalene Segarra — November 02, 2020

  Hey guys, Hope you are having a great week! It’s crazy to believe that we are already arriving and passing through midterm week. I have had a lot...

• Ethan's Spiritual Rhythms

  Ethan de la Pena — November 02, 2020

  Hello everybody! Today, I'm just coming on here to talk a little bit about my spiritual rhythms. How I've been in a relationship with Christ, how I...

• How to Put an Art Portfolio Together

  Kristen Kim — October 30, 2020

  Hello to all of you that are interested in the Art Program at Biola! You have clicked on this blog post - whether intentionally or subconsciously...

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