Has the time of the public ivy passed?

Schools in this situation put admission gates in front of majors that are enrolled to capacity, so that upper level courses are not over-enrolled. Additional lower-level sections for those aspiring to the majors are easier to add with TAs or adjuncts, unless the school is a LAC that tries to have regular faculty teach every course (but then it has to choose between increasing class sizes or shutting some students out of them).