Chance me @ Reed, Haverford, Colgate, Grinell, Kenyon,Tufts, and Swarthmore-- International student

[aunt_bea]

as I said asking money for college applications to which you are not getting a full ride in and probably not going to be accepted at in the first place is like flushing cash down the toilet.

American kids and their parents do this all of the time with even poorer results.
You are grossly over-estimating the wealth of many US students.