Not really. The class and the material were quite mundane with nothing new, exciting or even worth learning. I felt inundated with marketing and business buzz words. I learned more from just sitting at the table with my parents and their friends.

In the first week of the class I heard that half of the grade would be a group project. I hate group projects. Well not group projects with friends or in a class (such as Physics) that I like, but in a class that I am taking just for the units I was not looking forward to a group project.

So when it came time to sign the classes up through the UC Study Centre here in Edinburgh I chose the pass/no pass option. In order to get a pass I need a solid C or better in the class. Well I could manage a C. So I went on with the semester.

The group project was saved to the very last minute as they tend to be. After a group member dropped out we eventually cobbled together something that resembled a business plan (for that was our project). I led for the entire project (it was my business idea) until the last week when I essentially said "screw this" and sort of gave up on everything. I had my section done at this point so I gave up on the rest of the group getting it together. But they did and we turned it in two days before I left for Europe.

I just got the grade back for it. Combining the group portion and my individual portion I received a 75%. A solid C you may think, well not quite. The British system has a slightly different grading scale. This is half of my overall grade, the second half will be a test two days after I return to Ireland. So with this C I have 37.5% in the class.

In order to get a C back at UCSB and this get a pass I need a whopping 38% or higher. This is the part of study abroad that makes it easy. I need to learn, remember or not forget enough material to get 1% on the final. I am sure if I show up and fill in my name I can get a 1%.

I do love Slacker Math.