One of these troopers is Mawi H. Asgedom '99.
"You've got to make sure [the class] is not going to be boring," he says.
Asgedom says his first choice this semester is English 178x: "The 20th-Century American Novel From Dreiser to the Present." The course is taught by Reid Professor of English and American Literature Philip J. Fisher.
"The material is great because it combines history and literature and the novels so far have taken place in the 1920's when everyone was a highroller," he says.
Great professors can also develop reputations which lead to increasing enrollments in their classes.
The number of students taking Fine Arts 17e: "Introduction to 19th Century European Art" has increased and many cite the professor as the reason.
The large enrollment can be attributed to the "charismatic and warm" demeanor of Professor of Fine Arts Henri T. Zerner, according to Andrew G. Patterson '98