First of all, I'd like to know when did you do your SAT's? And how long did you prepare for it without (or with) guidance

1. Well, if you opt for a top school, like those Ivy Leagues and New Ivies (NYU, UChicago, Stanford and such)or Public Ivies (UCB,UMich,Utexas at Austin, UVA) , take the A Levels IB or STPM, if you're not looking to aim that high, go through the ADP, easiest path.

2. Well, the Public Ivies, as stated above, are actually on par or sometimes surpassing some private colleges. They also do not provide alot of financial aid, especially to international students, its really close to nothing at all, and they are not as cheap as people say. The rest of course, are cheap, quality of course, I'm talking about schools like University of Minnesota, U of Arizona, U of Florida, U of Massachusetts and the likes, but not as good as the well regarded Public Ivies, if you are looking to Finance, go for Public Ivies, if the rest, you can try the others, work hard and NETWORK, you will have a bright future in the US either way.

3. Well, to me, and doing unfathomable amounts of research, the US really has alot of advantages compared to the UK and Australia. First and most obvious of all, the US has a much higher salary than in the UK and quite a bit more than Australia. And then there is the cost of living, the UK and Aus has a really high cost of living while real estate is also sky high, both aggregate and compared to wages.

Also, it helps that the US is the largest economy in the world, by far, providing people with a large market for businesses, opportunities, diversity and dynamism. Because ask yourself this, where else can you find a country that leads in so many aspects? If you go for finance, there is an enormous market backing you up, with an abundance of capital and or private equities to fuel your needs, unparalleled. If you go for engineering, good god, you'd be surrounded by the best engineers in the entire world, with a country that leads in aerospace, software and just about any type of engineering. You'd be essentially consumed by opportunities offered by this country, provided you work your ass off. I have so many family members that go there and are either rich as hell (business) or a loaded professional (pays very very well) .

I can probably think alot more, but then I'd be flooding this post, if you'd like to know more, you can PM me.    

So what are your choices now at the moment?

Alright, noted! Everyone seem to have similar time frames to study for the SAT's, I hope I do get at least 2100