My rich custodial father is unwilling to pay anything for college. So, can I not include him in CSS?

An int’l student isn’t going to find a true free ride merit scholarship into a US school.

No school is going to provide you with a merit scholarship that covers tuition, room, board, fees, personal expenses, airfare, and health insurance.

And then you’d have the problem of housing, etc, during summers. You won’t be able to work. You may even be required to leave the country during summers.