Biola University Top Questions

I wish that I would have known how to manage my time in a better fashion. I tend to spend most of my time doing school work and studying. I think my study skills are great, yet last semester I did not know how to allot myself time to relax and spend with my friends. Time management would have helped me to allow myself to stop working non-stop and give me time to revive myself to study later.

I wish I had known how much fun college and making new friends would be. I wish I had known that the mystery of college is a fun adventure. I wish I had known that I shouldn't worry or be afriad of college, and the unknown isn't a bad thing but something that can be embraced. I wish I had known how helpful everybody is at Biola with helping people adjust to being away from home and at college. I wish I hadn't worried, stressed out, or been scared but had been excited before I left home.

From the bottom of my heart, I can honestly say that I wish I had more of a background in Christianity, and that Momma always knows what's best. By jumping from a public high school to a private Christian University was a major transition. There were times in Bible class I was lost because I never heard the story of Peter and the sons of Zebedee. It has been one of the greatest challenges, but the most humbling, and rewarding experience I could ever imagine. As for the young, naive, high school prancers-- Momma always knows what's best.

Before I had come to Biola, I wish I had been prepared for the fact that it would completely change my life and my worldview. They always say that you really "find" yourself in college, that it is the time of your life when you break free from your parents and truly own your personal ideas and beliefs. What I didn't know was that the process of becoming my own person would completely rock my world - in a good way. I didn't know that it would be the most challenging - and the most rewarding - time of my life.

Coming from a high school that was bursting with school spirit, I wish that I would have known the level of school pride of a typical Biola student. The overall spirit is about on the same level of the school spirit for a middle school. It's there, but not a driving force that leads to packed stands and lost voices. Granted, this piece of information would not have lead me away from choosing Biola, but it would've been a nice heads up when I attended the first game finding the students sitting down and not vigorously cheering.

I wish I had known how living in California would be so different than Flagstaff, Arizona. It is much more materialistic and I don't like that.

I wish I would have known that the surrounding area is filthy and gets really boring after a while. It is an endless mirage of the same fast-food joints and B grade strip malls. There is no college town to speak of unless you want to drive 20 miles in any dierction. I also wish i'd have known that the general education is sub-par and that the facilities and cafeteria were also sub-par. The facilities are not worth the high private school prices we pay. The campus is aesthetically boring and unpleasant to live in.

I wish that I would have further explored my financial aid options before coming to this school. I relied too much on student loans, and wish I would have given myself the opportunity to acquire more scholarships and grants. The debt I have received while being enrolled in school is pretty intense, but totally worth it!

There is not anything that I can think of.

Which dorm to live in to most friends.