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This is my own personal experience, and your mileage may vary. I found Biola to be an utter waste of time. The only part of the school that held any value was the other students, as I made some good friends through school. Beyond that, I could not recommend Biola (especially the music program) any less. There are genuinely no redeeming qualities to any of the instruction I received. The faculty are not preparing their students to seek real world jobs or providing the necessary experiences to do so,... Read More and are made up of professors who (predominately) could not 'make it' in the real world. As they say, "those who can't, teach", and that applies to Biola's music department to a laughable degree. They are beyond inept in their roles to the point that you would do better to not go to school at all than to go to Biola. The only reason I rated my overall experience as a 2/5 and not 1/5 is because the campus is mostly safe and decently nice, the food was fine, and there are some decent people who attend.

Biola University is a place where professors genuinely care about their students. It isn't inundated with the current radical disharmony affecting other universities. While no place on this earth is perfect, Biola is a genuine Christian community where people learn, fail, overcome, and grow together for the glory of Christ. The philosophy program is arguably one of the best in the country with an absolutely stellar PhD placement record. I've obtained masters and doctoral degrees at top 5 secular... Read More institutions and can say without hesitation that in most cases my Biola education far better prepared me than my peers.

Biola University is an evangelical Christian university in Los Angeles county, California. Christian faith and worship is central to instruction and daily life at Biola, so non-Christians will most likely not find this environment welcoming. Student life is vibrant. Students are required to live in dorms their freshman and sophomore years, so each dorm floor makes up a strong social network for students to engage in. There is also an active club and intramural sports scene. Biola's men's basketball... Read More team and women's volleyball team are both competitive in their conference, and their home games are fun to attend.

Biola University was an excellent educational institution to pursue my undergraduate degree! I highly recommend it to prospective students hoping to grow personally, spiritually, relationally, and be prepared to join the workforce as a conscientious global citizen. Courses were rigorous, as Biola is nicknamed "The Harvard of Christian colleges," but it made me proud to graduate from Biola because I knew I earned my degree through hard work, persistence, and support from my professors. While it may... Read More be expensive, the investment is worth it!

I loved Biola. The teachers genuinely care about the students, the class sizes are small and you learn a lot. They have so many great experiences there, study abroad, summer classes with trips to other states and endless clubs and activities. Because it is so small anyone can try something new. You don't have to have been in the drama club during High School to decide to now be in the school play. There is less competition and everyone supports each other. I have never been in choir, but I was accepted... Read More into the women' chorus and became really great. The one exception is sports teams and the co-ed choir, for those things you will need previous experience or natural talent that is clearly there, rather than developing it as you go. However, if you really want to give it a try anyway because you will never regret trying and failing as much as you regret never trying. I ran for Senator of my dorm and won that and I paid for college in part with the many available on-campus jobs. This school has everything and you grow so much intellectually and emotionally. Now the one thing I did not like about this school is the masters program in Education. It is underdeveloped in my mind. While other schools have 15-30 different emphasis to choose from and various degrees Biola only basically has MAT or MAEd and Special Ed. If you want a Masters of Education in Technology they don't have it, MA Ed in ESOL, nope, MA Ed in Leaderships, nada... and it goes on. I started taking the MAT courses and I just couldn't do it. The first class was "Life of Christ". I am a Christian, but when I went into a Masters of Teaching I wanted to learn practical ways to grow in my teaching ability. I wanted courses like "Teaching to students of various cultures," "Leadership in the classroom" or "Using technology in the 21st Century Classroom." This course including several textbooks with very small writing going over theology and different theories and thoughts on the life of Christ. That is NOT what someone trying to be competitive in the world of teaching needs on their transcript. Yes I get it, if we learn about Jesus our entire lives will improve, but I already learned about Jesus while minoring in theology during my undergrad and I'd just like the option to learn about teaching. Where is the Masters in Teaching emphasis in Teaching?? I ended up dropping the Masters program because the other courses offered were no better than this one. I am sad because I know I'd get quality education at this school, but I just need a Masters degree that really hones the skills I am interested in honing.