Torrey Honors Application for Admission

We highly recommend completing your application to Biola University before completing this Torrey Honors College application.

Please note that this application contains multiple essays and you are not able to save your progress. To ensure the smoothest application experience, we highly recommend that you compose your answers in a separate document such as a Google doc, and then copy/paste them into the relevant fields when you have completed them.

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Mailing Address

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

I am an international student

Legal Sex

Birthdate

Email Address

Mobile Phone

Home Phone

What are you coming in as?

Which school term do you plan to attend?

High School Name

School Code

What other Colleges or Universities are you considering?

How did you hear about Torrey Honors?

Please describe how you heard about Torrey:

Essays

Each essay response should be approximately 300-500 words in length. We value honest, original answers written by you. Help us get to know you and how you think. Torrey Honors is a competitive program, so make sure your essay responses are well-written and well-edited. You are permitted to seek feedback on your essays from family or friends prior to submission, but the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to assist you is not permitted under any circumstance.

Who is Jesus Christ? Use the Bible, including specific passages, in your answer.

In Torrey we read books that are challenging and beautiful. Tell us about your experience reading a book like this. What was the book? How did it challenge you? What made it beautiful?

What is an idea you’re looking forward to studying more deeply? Why?

How do you approach difficulties in your life and what wisdom have you gained?

Describe a significant disagreement you’ve had with someone. What was the disagreement about? How did you navigate through differences? How did the situation end?

What is it about Torrey Honors that leads you to believe that you will thrive in our program?

Please read the statement below and check the box to certify the following statement:

I affirm that the answers in this application are correct to the best of my knowledge, that they are my original work, and that I did not use any form of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in creating them.

If you have questions or need clarification about this statement, please contact torrey.admissions@biola.edu prior to submitting your application.