<p>8.01/8.02 I thought were more classes of 50-60 students due to TEAL. But I know when my son had 5.111 and 18.02 that those were 500+ last year. 7.012 was the 700+ one. Even his 5.12 class second semester I think was more than 300. They split 18.03 last spring so it was more around classes of 250 (and held in 10-250 instead of Stata) but this semester my younger son is in it and there’s only one section.</p>
<p>The problem with the recitation sections is that of course they’re taught by TA’s, not professors, and vary widely in quality. I know my son last year had recitation sections where he felt he could just go there and not bother with the lecture and others where he felt all they did was do problems on the board but never really explained the material.</p>