Supplemental essays · 2026–27 application
Biola University supplemental essays.
All 3 essay questions Biola University asks this year, word for word, with the word limits and how to approach each one.
Checked against biola.edu and the Common App application on October 17, 2026
What you write: Three written responses: two of 300–800 words and one of 100–400.
Biola is a Christian university.
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Your decision to follow Jesus
Describe how and when you made the decision to follow Jesus Christ.
How to approach it
- Pick one moment and stay there. Readers remember a scene, not a summary.
- Spend at least a third of the essay on what you thought and how you changed.
- Read it out loud. If a line doesn’t sound like you, it isn’t done yet.
Your recent spiritual growth
Using personal examples, share about your recent spiritual growth.
How to approach it
- Pick one moment and stay there. Readers remember a scene, not a summary.
- Spend at least a third of the essay on what you thought and how you changed.
- Read it out loud. If a line doesn’t sound like you, it isn’t done yet.
Why Biola
Why are you interested in attending Biola University?
How to approach it
- Name things you could only find at this college: a class, a professor, a program, a tradition.
- Tie every detail to something true about you.
- Swap test: if another college’s name fits your sentence, it’s too general.
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