Your Research Statement (Personal Statement) should be tailored to the CU Department of Anthropology Graduate Program. The research statement should identify the faculty members you want to work with and how your project fits into the research interests and expertise of the department. It should outline a research problem or project, and the approach that you will take, to that problem/project. Please be concise: one or two pages at most. If you need assistance in preparing a good Research Statement (Personal Statement), there are many options on the Internet. We have found the guidelines of the Berkeley Career Center to be particularly helpful.