Indian Student for Columbia University

sgopal2
Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:07:12 +0000

It all depends. I know that in some schools in India a percentage of 76% is considered wonderful. If your school doesn’t rank, do they provide a distribution of grades? Or mean grades of all students in your class?

Most high schools provide what is known as a “school profile” so that college admissions counselors can understand the grading system. The School profile should have this information.

The main point is to find out how you fare compared to other students from YOUR high school. Trying to compare your grades to an American hs student is not meaningful.