math grad (Stanford) - who reads?

Momwaitingfornew
Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:46:28 +0000

Faculty members in the department where you’ve applied.

Some programs have a faculty graduate student admission committee that does first readings, while others pass out applications to faculty members who work in the applicant’s stated research interests. Some may simply divide the applications among faculty members.

Unlike undergraduate admissions, the graduate admissions office does not participate in decisions and instead mostly assembles and records applications, sending them out when finished to the appropriate program.