Choose Ravetch only if you are willing to work hard. Hard work pays off.

love this professor!

Ight so imma tell you this straight, Ravetch is a fucking savage. Got an A in Gardener's 1A class? Sike hoe, you failing the first midterm. Then you are going to be so shell shocked you'll suffer from Accounting PTSD in your sleep for the next 2 weeks and guess what? Yeah, the second midterm is here now but you are ready. You learned from your first round. You are convinced you know the material in, out, and sideways and you actually do but Ravetch's tests don't care. You getting a B- at best son. And don't even get me started on the final you can kiss your dreams goodbye. You have to enter this class with a backup life plan just in case you fail because as you can see by past grades a FAT fucking portion of poor souls do. Just don't get caught with your pants down nahmean. Also if you on the average business econ path I highly recommend you to take this class isolated because you REALLY dont wanna take ECON11 or 101 with this bullshit. Ravetch as a person... the guy is fucking dope but holy shit does this guy have some expectations.

Mgmt 1B with Professor Ravetch was without doubt one of my favorite classes I've taken. Professor Ravetch is extremely engaging, cares a lot about student learning, and is just a fun person to be around in general. He even brought his guitar and sang songs about accounting for us. His exams aren't as difficult as many of the reviews might suggest--the problems are pretty much the same type of problems as those he demonstrates in class and those he assigns for practice. Doing well on them is entirely possible if you're willing to put in the work.

It's a difficult class but afterall doable. His lectures are organized and in depth, make sure to do his assignments on time and don't wait till last minute. I think my class had higher average in all three midterms than the quarter before us but the range of a and b is almost the same. Definitely put in more effort than in 1A because it's Ravetch!!

Prof. Ravetch is definitely a very knowledgeable and engaging lecturer. However, this class is very difficult due to its unreasonable amount of material as well as its extremely challenging exams. The class jumps around from one topic to the next, and it covers both financial and managerial accounting in the same quarter. Despite the high volume of material, Prof. Ravetch requires you to know each topic EXTREMELY in depth in order to get a good grade. Therefore, it is almost impossible to get an A in this class without spending an unreasonable amount of time studying for it. This class is taught as if it is the only class that students are taking in a quarter, disregarding the two or three other classes in students' curricula. The grades in your other classes will suffer as a result. Overall, if the volume of material was toned down in this class, I believe it would be much more rewarding for all the students. I believe Ravetch is the only one who teaches 1B, so you can't avoid taking it with him.

Ravetch is amazing. Take his class! My review, nor any other can not do him justice. He truly cares about teaching and his students. Furthermore, he is intenesly passionate about the potentially dull subject of accounting and always fills the room with terrible puns, questionable stories, and classical music.

Everyone knows his class is a challenge...anyone worth impressing knows if you have tried to avoid his class and "harsh" grading. His exams are challenging but entirely fair: he teaches you everything on the exam. He curves the lower tail of the class but generally not the top end, rightfully meaning a "C" and "A" are very different levels of effort. Do not come into this class looking for an easy grade; you are competing with highly focused FAM (Financial Actuarial Math) and Big 4 bound study-oholics who want nothing more than success in this class.

Even if you are not looking to go into accounting this class is fabulous. I have connected with Ravetch far more than any other professor at UCLA, and I would wholeheartedly recommend his class.

It is difficult to say if David's class has taught me more about life or accounting, however, I am certain my grade will fade to a distant memory but I will remember the lessons learned and the great experiences of the class.

This class is unnecessarily hard and it all comes down to the professor. His test questions are vaguely worded or intentionally deceptive despite his constant claims that "accounting isn't being tricky." Doing the homework and paying attention in lecture will lead to an understanding of the class material, but again, the tests turn the class into more of a "figure out what the trick is" type of challenge. I would recommend taking 1B with Gardner or another professor if there is one. If you have no choice and are stuck in 1B with Ravetch, keep your head down and focus on keeping your other grades high in order to maintain a serviceable overall GPA

This was one of the most worthwhile and well-structured courses I have ever taken. A lot of people may think Ravetch gives insanely hard tests, but there is nothing ever on the tests that has not been covered in lecture. People may say the tests are hard, but really you just need to know the lecture notes inside out, put in the time to think through everything rather than memorize, and start reviewing early. There is nothing fundamentally challenging or unreasonable. I would definitely take his class again.

Professor Ravetch is Savage. His tests were very hard, coming from someone who got an A- in 1A with Litt. You need to dedicate a good amount of time to understanding the concept, and doing the homework, and most importantly, coming to class and paying attentions. Without this, you'll for sure fail. I think the class itself is very competitive, so take this class if A) you need to B) you're a good in math or overall as a student C) you don't mind a low grade. Overall though, Ravetch wants you to learn accounting very well and he tells life lessons and financial advice over the course of the quarter.