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“He could absolutely play at a lot of places,” Harris said of Lin’s prospects.
Harris said that although an individual’s course selections are likely to change between pre-registration and Study Card day, the predicted class size tends to be within 5 percent of actual enrollment numbers—not substantial enough to affect section sizes.
Harris also called upon the Faculty to support the initiative by activating their course Web sites prior to the pre-registration date, which he tentatively set for November.
Harris said that the current unpredictable nature of class sizes has led the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to overspend on books, TFs and TAs, to the tune of over $1 million last year.
FAS has long sought to reduce these inefficiencies. Two years ago, administrators began working with pre-semester estimates to reduce the number of TFs hired at the last minute to accommodate larger-than-expected classes. According to Harris, TFs who are hired after the semester has begun are often among...