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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #15 on: January 04, 2010, 10:00:31 pm »
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Quote from: /0 on January 04, 2010, 09:58:39 pm
"Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank" doesn't sound specific to Victoria, so I think it should be used everywhere!

ATAR - Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank

Sounds too broad and general in my opinion.  Also, "Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank" sounds more pro.
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #16 on: January 04, 2010, 10:01:13 pm »
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ENTER is heaps cooler.
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #17 on: January 04, 2010, 10:21:56 pm »
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ATAR looks sexy if its got a big number right next to it.
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #18 on: January 04, 2010, 10:22:38 pm »
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Quote from: amirite? on January 04, 2010, 10:21:56 pm
ATAR looks sexy if its got a big number right next to it.

So does the ENTER, doesn't it?
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #19 on: January 04, 2010, 10:23:10 pm »
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i just about to say that lol
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #20 on: January 04, 2010, 10:32:52 pm »
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They both sound the same, but ENTER sounds wayy more fitting. Why do they have to change it after people have said ENTER for so many years? GRR!!
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #21 on: January 04, 2010, 10:33:14 pm »
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ENTER is cleverer. It's an acronym, and it allows you to 'enter' tertiary studies, so it's a nice play on words.
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #22 on: January 04, 2010, 10:37:09 pm »
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Quote from: Gloamglozer on January 04, 2010, 10:22:38 pm
Quote from: amirite? on January 04, 2010, 10:21:56 pm
ATAR looks sexy if its got a big number right next to it.

So does the ENTER, doesn't it?

I suppose.


ATAR is an acronym too...
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #23 on: January 04, 2010, 10:43:13 pm »
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Quote from: amirite? on January 04, 2010, 10:37:09 pm
Quote from: Gloamglozer on January 04, 2010, 10:22:38 pm
Quote from: amirite? on January 04, 2010, 10:21:56 pm
ATAR looks sexy if its got a big number right next to it.

So does the ENTER, doesn't it?

I suppose.


ATAR is an acronym too...
But ENTER makes more sense, allows you to enter into your preferred Uni course...(punishable I know).
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #24 on: January 04, 2010, 10:46:19 pm »
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we all like ENTER better cos we have used it for so long and arent used to ATAR :P
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #25 on: January 05, 2010, 09:46:55 am »
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we (autralians) could turn ATAR into a word that means stuff, like,
i want to 'atar' tertiary education
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #26 on: January 05, 2010, 09:52:23 am »
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I want my ENTER score not my ATAR score :P LOL
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #27 on: January 05, 2010, 11:23:56 am »
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Quote from: xD_aQt on January 05, 2010, 09:52:23 am
I want my ENTER score not my ATAR score :P LOL

But technically, you don't get an "ENTER score"...  :P  *feeling cheeky and slightly pedantic today*
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #28 on: January 05, 2010, 11:25:24 am »
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Quote from: Gloamglozer on January 05, 2010, 11:23:56 am
Quote from: xD_aQt on January 05, 2010, 09:52:23 am
I want my ENTER score not my ATAR score :P LOL

But technically, you don't get an "ENTER score"...  :P  *feeling cheeky and slightly pedantic today*
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Re: ATAR or ENTER - which sounds better?
« Reply #29 on: January 07, 2010, 11:42:25 am »
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Isn't ATAR also some sort of video game company? My memory's a bit hazy but I remember in my early PS2 playing years seeing the symbol saying it somewhere.
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