3. Application Anxiety

Rory's application for Harvard arrives, plunging Rory, Lorelai and Emily into a frenzy; a Chilton seminar on college applications only adds to Rory's anxiety and sends Paris into a tizzy; Taylor steamrollers Luke into opening a soda shop next to the diner; Lane places an ad in the paper for a band and finds a musical soulmate; Lorelai and Rory have dinner with a Harvard alumni and his family which may assure her chances of acceptance; Dean has a talk with Rory about their future after she goes to Harvard.

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Rory's application for Harvard arrives, plunging Rory, Lorelai and Emily into a frenzy. A Chilton seminar on college applications only adds to Rory and Paris's anxieties. Taylor steamrollers Luke into opening a soda shop next to the diner. Lane places an ad in the paper for a band and finds a musical soul mate. Lorelai and Rory have lunch with a seemingly picture-perfect Harvard alumnus and his family, which may assure her chances of acceptance. Rory meets the family's one daughter who does not subscribe to Ivy League aspirations, which helps Rory appreciate that her mother values her happiness about all else. Dean has a talk with Rory about their future after she goes to Harvard, and his pessimism catches her off-guard.

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