Hunter or Arizona State?

Applying to College
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<p>Sorry if I posted this in wrong spot. I am new to the site. </p>

<p>Hunter or Arizona State?
I want to be a ESL teacher in China or Japan. I know all I technically need is degree of any kind and TESL certificate. Here my problem I got to decide whether to apply to Hunter College or Arizona State, I can only apply to one because at moment my family short on money for application fee and they don't accept fee waivers. If I go to ASU I plan major in a elementary education ESL and possibly Chinese. If I go to Hunter I plan major in Chinese, and maybe possibly after graduating get a master in the ESL program if I can afford it ( apparently the ESL teaching program at Hunter only offers master and is not offer to undergraduates, so I got become a graduate first.)</p>

<p>Other details that may or may not matter:
I live in Colorado.
I'm Mexican American.
GPA unweighted 3.6, weighted 3.7
ACT scores 25
I took the SAT, but I haven't gotten my scores back yet.
I'm AP Chinese student.
I do plan to apply for financial aid and scholarships and also find work while in college.
I have applied to other schools, but either got a free application or waiver.
I chose Hunter & ASU because they offer Chinese, were recommend by my Chinese teacher, and are in Chinese flagship program.</p>

<p>Hunter College:
tuition: $11,040
location: New York
ranks 38 on usnews regional univ. North
other concerns: I would love to live in New York, but I'm afraid of the cost</p>

<p>ASU:
tuition: $21,807
location: Arizona
ranks 139 on usnews national univ.
other concerns: I hear ASU is a huge party school. I don't hate parties, but I'm not a party animal and I'm more worried about getting an education and being successful.</p>

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<p>I’m from Arizona (Tucson AZ), I’ve visited ASU campus. ASU has a huge campus in Tempe, and is definitely a party school. They do have good bio-tech programs though. Unfortunately I know nothing about Hunter College, or either school’s language programs.</p>

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<p>Yeah maybe I should reconsider applying to ASU…</p>

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<p>Have you run the net price calculators at each school to get financial aid estimates?</p>

<p>Does your Chinese language teacher have any other school recommendations, including Colorado public schools or private schools with good financial aid?</p>

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<p>Where else are you applying? Can your family afford the full cost of attendance at each of these places?</p>