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- Published: Sunday 6th, March 2016
- Author: Lauren White
A common misapprehension about leaving school and going to uni is the idea that you have to “spend” your ATAR points; otherwise you’re “wasting” them. For some reason, people who achieve an ATAR that is far greater than what they need for their desired course are seen as “wasting” their...