Walnut Creek Resident Kara Chung Awarded Biola Scholarship

Press release from Merit Pages:

Dec. 9, 2020

Kara Chung, a freshman at Biola University and resident of Walnut Creek, CA, was among 338 freshmen who received one the college's highest scholarships - the President's or Provost's scholarship - for the 2020/2021 academic year. Chung is studying Nursing (BS) at Biola. Students who receive either scholarship have achieved a high level of academic excellence.
Freshmen students are eligible for the President's and Provost's scholarship - $20,000 and $19,000 per year respectively - if upon entering the university, they meet the requirements of the scholarship.

Students are considered for this scholarship upon admission to the university based on the combination of their GPA and SAT, both math and English, scores. According to Biola's admissions department, recipients of the President's scholarship have a minimum GPA of 3.88 and an SAT composite score of 1340. Recipients of the Provost's scholarship have a minimum GPA of 3.87 and an SAT composite score of 1120.

Students must maintain a GPA of 3.2 while taking courses at Biola to receive the scholarship the following year.

Biola students attended classes remotely this fall through "Biola at Home" - Biola's new digital experience of a Biola education. The core strengths of Biola's excellent education has been made available in new ways as Biola provides the same services students enjoy on campus in a new format. The faculty interaction, small class sizes and faith integration that make a Biola education distinct were still available to students virtually.

Biola University is a nationally ranked Christian university in the heart of Southern California. It was recently recognized as one of the nation's top 10 "up and coming" national universities by the U.S. News & World Report. Founded in 1908, Biola is committed to the mission of biblically centered education, scholarship and service - equipping men and women in mind and character to impact the world for the Lord Jesus Christ. With more than 6,000 students at its Southern California campus and around the world, Biola's nine schools offer more than 150 academic programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. For more information, visit biola.edu or call (562) 777-4061.

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