I toyed with the idea of applying for TFA but decided not to for all the reasons you state. I think it's despicable that teaching disadvantaged children has been reduced to a feel-good Americorps project for privileged upper middle class kids from elite colleges who need a resume booster for their Harvard law application.
* The main thing that turned me off of TFA was their obsessive focus on grades and extracurricular activities rather than ANY evidence of interest in teaching or ability to build rapport with kids. It's not about the kids and never has been.
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