Oh okay, fair enough. As for the diversity thing, I am regional, but I play violin, and I'm figuring they probably had enough violinists from like Sydney and that. Anyway, thanks for answering. :)
Just out of curiosity, what sort of marks did those who were nominated end up getting? All three my Music 1 (my school couldn't teach Music 2 in year 11) electives were performance. I didn't get into Encore, so I sort of expected to get a mark around the 70's or 80's for my HSC. I looked...
$55 for rent (my mate is good friends with the people who own the place)
$100 for grog (2 cartons and a bottle should do me)
$100 for food (eating in every night)
Then there's petrol money. So it'll end up at about $300, and I'm gonna bring a bit of extra money just in case.
I think I would've had a hell of a lot of trouble learning things like Special Relativity without a good teacher. Anyone who can understand it by just reading a textbook deserves props. But yeah, even if your teacher is fine, it's always good to do your own outside reading to make sure you're up...