How many times is the essay read? Who reads it?

<p>I've always wondered this.</p>

<p>Your admissions officer reads your file. If they deem it good enough, it gets passed on to a second reader who reads your file. If it's deemed good enough, the student is presented at committee. My question is, does the committee get a copy of all our files with our essays? Does each person on the committee read our essays? Or will our essays be only read by one or two admissions officers?</p>

<p>i'm guessing you're talking about elite schools, correct?</p>