International kid here. Do I have a shot? (and does ED help at all?)

<p>“Most” US universities…not sure if Yale (and other Ivies) is included in this. 20 Australians were admitted to Yale in 2010/11, but I don’t know how many applied :S </p>

<p>I have another question. If I apply ED, I won’t have my ATAR results yet, which means my application will only contain predicted marks. My grades are lacklustre at best (once again, quite a few Bs and Cs, and all of my As are “low” As) and I’m afraid that the admission officer will put too much emphasis on them, instead of my ATAR. I know that my counselor will explain the Australian education system in her letter, and that admission officers may have prior knowledge of it as well, but that doesn’t stop me from being very afraid that my grades will bar me from being considered as a serious applicant. :confused: Will that be the case?</p>