Rachel Adams, a freshman of Biola University, La Mirada, Calif., and resident of International Falls, was among 132 students who received the college’s highest scholarship — the President’s scholarship — for the 2012-13 academic year.

Freshmen are eligible for the President’s scholarship — $10,000 per year — if upon entering the university, they meet the requirements of the scholarship. Approximately 10 percent of this year’s incoming class received this award.

Students are considered for this scholarship upon admission to the university based on their GPA and SAT scores. The requirements of the scholarship are a GPA of at least 3.10 and a combined SAT score of 1240, both math and English scores. According to Biola’s admissions department, the average recipients of the President’s scholarship have a GPA of 3.5 and an SAT score of 1400.

At a special luncheon in honor of the award recipients, provost and senior vice president David Nystrom encouraged students as they embarked on their academic careers.

“Take advantage of the riches here (Biola), the opportunity for you is unimaginably expansive. Take hold of it and live into the unimaginable,” said Nystrom.

Students must maintain a GPA of 3.2 to continue to receive the scholarship the following year.