But when study cards came in, the class was under-enrolled and now more students will be readmitted.

Large classes have created inconveniences for students as well, especially for those whose classes meet in Sanders Theatre.

"I don't like being in Sanders. I feel that it's too big," said Roxanne D. Lanzot '99, whose Frank Lloyd Wright class moved there when it wouldn't fit in the Sackler Museum lecture hall.

"It's a shame that Sanders is so uncomfortable," said David J. Kressel '99.

High enrollment has meant more students are slipping through the cracks.

Vanessa L. Melendez '99 said she sectioned for Literature and Arts C-37: "The Bible and Its Interpreters," but "ended up unsectioned. I don't know what happened."

However, she continued, the teaching fellows assured her they would rectify the sectioning mix-up.

The Right Reasons?

Kirshner said that high enrollment can also worry professors.

"It's great that crowds of people sign up," he said, "but is it for the right reasons or for the wrong reasons?"

"What you like to think is that students sign up because they like the material, but you worry that you have the reputation of being the easiest of the Science A Cores."

Still, students said that interest in the subject is often the deciding factor.

"They're big for a reason--they're very good classes," said Mattias S. Geise '99, who is taking "The Bible" and "Principles of Economics," this semester's largest classes.

Students said they are especially drawn to the Bible because of the importance of the subject matter.

"I'm not very religious," said Benjamin J. Mao '99, "so I wanted to get exposure to the Bible."