Who reads your personal statement?

[mihyang]

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Sorry if this is a silly question, but I'm just curious as to who actually reads your personal statement. Is it a faculty member? A staff member on the admissions committee? I assume it's a combination of both, but I'm just trying to figure out how detailed I need to be in explaining my prior research experience. I would explain everything in layman's terms if need be, but that takes up more words than assuming the reader has some prior knowledge. I don't want to confuse anyone, but I also don't want to be unnecessarily over the word limit.

Thanks!

 

[djtiesto14]

Each school has an admission committee. I believe there is two or three reviewers that look at your application and at the end, they all decide by voting on whether they should accept you or not.

If you have any specific questions about Columbia, let me know.