<p>JustJoe49: You’re a great detective! I said where I’m from a number of times and I haven’t seen any post where anybody asked where I’m from without me answering the question (well, that changed because now I saw your post and I’ll not answer your question 
) However, since you claimed such a post exists (actually you claimed a number of such posts exist), please show me a couple of them.</p>
<p>I do certainly not apply for a PG spot to get into the US with financial aid. I’m actually seriously considering applying for a PG spot even if I get accepted to college. </p>
<p>However, you seem to contradict yourself:</p>
<p>“I don’t think a school like Exeter or its caliber would offer you a spot […] just so that you could improve your chances at getting accepted at an American need-blind university.”</p>
<p>At the same time, you say that people take a PG year for EXACTLY that reason:</p>
<p>“Others do a PG year because they want to improve academically, taking more AP classes, in order to increase their chances at a competitive college.”</p>
<p>Strange point you’re trying to make.</p>
<p>If you’re worried that I intend to go to the US because I’m trying to abuse the US socialist system, don’t worry, we’re even more socialist here and it would be much easier for me to just stay here. I could study here for free but I don’t intend doing so simply because US colleges are much better academically and have a better community, offer more opportunities etc. It’s sad that you have such a negative attitude towards people from foreign countries and that you think people without rich parents should not come to the US for the sole reason that they don’t have rich parents. But I guess there will always people with such opinions and you certainly have the right to have such an opinion.</p>
<p>But to answer your other questions: Yes, you can go to school in my country and the college or top boarding school is going to pay your way if you are talented and not able to pay the money on your own. Fortunately my school is a good example of this. And fortunately not everybody in the US thinks like you and people realize the benefits that people from other nations can bring to the US, even if they aren’t rich and need financial assistance.</p>