<p>I'm am international (well duh!), and Columbia hasn't taken anyone from my country in the past 2-3 years. Does it bode badly for me? esp as I do not have any international Olympiad participation/awards?</p>
<p>If anything it would be beneficial to you that they haven’t had anyone from your country the past few years. Accepting you would bring more diversity to the university community, which is always viewed as a good thing.</p>