<p>Third member of the class of '78. I was a VES major and had two full professors advising me on my senior thesis. (It was actually an architectural history thesis as opposed to a body of art unlike most VES theses.) I think it’s still true that it is easier to have more meaningful interactions with faculty in the smaller departments. I was not a schmoozer and certainly never said a word to the famous professors whose classes I took, but that didn’t stop me from enjoying their lectures. I had at least one prof. (actually one of the ones I did my thesis with) who insisted that every student come and discuss paper topics with him in one of his lecture courses.</p>