10A is difficult no mater what, but I really liked how he has sooo many practice exams to go through. If you do all of them twice and you are confident on the practice exams there is no reason you can't pass this class. You just gotta put it the time cause about half of you will fail so take that class seriously.

Econ 10 with him wasn't as hard as people make it seem. Midterms aren't bad if you study and put in the work. Lectures weren't that boring and tried to interact with the students.

Bro is actually so funny

I took him Fall 2022, course was tough but also everyone expects that going into it. Review old tests and study a lot and you'll be fine. Deschenes is probably the best econ professor I've had at UCSB so far and explained the topics of 10A pretty well. good luck

GO TO CLAS. 10A does not depend at all on the professor. They just read off the slides. CLAS highly reccomended.

Awesome professor! 10a is a super difficult class but he is a great lecturer and a fair grader. Definitely take his class for 10a!

deschenes is a good professor. his lectures are helpful but his slides are even better - you can never show up to lecture and easily get an a in the class. his tests are really straightforward, and spamming old practice tests will make sure you do well.

Lectures are decent but are not super helpful. I like how both of our midterms are MCQ only so we don't really need to study the short response questions. Finals are tough though. Make sure to sign up for CLAS and do ALL practice exams from the past. As long as you do all the practice and understand it you will be fine.

He is a very funny and good professor but the class itself is psychologically taxing. In my experience the first two exams were fine if you do the practice exams but the final was very hard and different from the practice exams

Lecture is not the best. CLAS is the key to the class. They cover all the chapters/topics. Go over all the previous midterms. They give you great insight into the type of questions you will see for your exams. There will be two midterms in the class and a final. The second midterm is the one that most students find difficult.

He is the man! ECON 10A is a PITA for econ related majors, but if you (unfortunately) have to take it, go ahead and take it with Prof. Deschenes. He really cares about his students and answers all the questions patiently.

Prof Deschenes is a compassionate professor, but this class is really just independent work. Do EVERYTHING that is assigned, if not more. The content in this class is straightforward, they just make the class hard to pass with the weights and shortness of the tests. Prof Deschenes is a cool guy, this class is just a pain.

Lectures and book weren't really helpful. DEFINITELY go to CLAS!!!! 2 midterms worth 20% each and final worth 45%. Best way to study is by doing all past exams provided. His teaching was decent but content was difficult.

One of the hardest lower division courses at UCSB for sure. Two midterms and a final make up most of your grade. Lectures are all posted online from when Hartman did the course during covid, content is exactly the same but I would attend lecture regardless. Deschenes is a cool guy.

10A is a hard class, but this prof makes it a little bit easier. Generally cares about his students and wants us to do well. Tests are hard. There will be one midterm that you do well on, the other you will fail, then final is a bit easier. Go to CLAS, office hours, do every practice test and worksheet that is available to you.

Deschenes is fine however it's really hard to follow his lectures, especially when he rambles and makes jokes. I finally decided to attend a different lecturer after 3 weeks with him. Although he says he adds extra info in his slides, in reality he changed the wording and placement of words. At best he only adds 1 extra sentence of explanation.

Prof. Deschenes taught a difficult class that only a small amount of transfer students were able to pass, but he made the class an absolute joy to be in. His lectures are great at hammering down conceptual material, and his sense of humor kept me sane throughout the very tough quarter. I could not recommend him more, he is by far the best 10A prof.

Mr. Deschenes' 140B was quite enjoyable; the grading is fair and balanced, the content is concise and instructive. Also, he can be pretty funny. Outside of class, he is often willing to speak about econometrics in an engaged and helpful way. Would recommend.

I love Deschenes! If you get the chance, take him for 10A. He explains the material very well, and lectures are entertaining. Yes, this class is a lot of work and the problems can be difficult but Deschenes explains the concepts very well and is super approachable! I hope I can take another class with him sometime.

I took intermediate econometrics with Prof. Deschenes a couple of semesters ago, and he was a great professor. Interesting information, really tried to make sure it was accessible to everyone, good at answering questions. Half the class was lectures and half presentations of a big partner project. Recommend taking 140B with him for sure.

Amazing professor. Actually knows what he's talking about.

Lectures are useless. go to clas. book is useless too. the midterm covers just clas mostly.

Agreed, definitely the choice for 10a. Compared to other professors, he has a more concise and effective was of teaching 10a. Very approachable professor, I would recommend him and hopefully get to take another class with him!

He is definitely the choice for 10A. I did not succeed in his class but that's because I did not put in the work and took his teaching for granted. Compared to Hartman, he is by far the better lecturer and is far more approachable and helpful. 10A is still very difficult though but thank the dept. for that. Go to CLAS and office hours. You got this