Becoming Biola

Bailey's Semester Reflections
Fall 2020
Bailey Captain — December 16, 2020
Oh hey! Hello guys, and I cannot believe that I am making my semester reflections vlog right now. It's gone so far yet so slow at the same time....
Marco's Semester Reflections
Fall 2020
Marco Saldana — December 16, 2020
Hey everyone, it's Marco, and it's an exciting time to be reflecting upon this crazy, out of the ordinary semester. So this is just going to be a...
Maggie's Semester Reflections
Fall 2020
Magdalene Segarra — December 15, 2020
Hey guys, Wow! I can’t believe it's already the end of the semester. I remember writing my semester reflections last year as a freshman and wow, I...
Kristen's Semester Reflections
Fall 2020
Kristen Kim — December 14, 2020
One semester of college done (well, almost). It is absolutely crazy that I have already spent almost four months as a college student, an ONLINE...
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...

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