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 steamrolls 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.
Elenco: Lauren Graham , Alexis Bledel , Edward Herrmann , Kelly Bishop , Scott Patterson , Keiko Agena , Yanic Truesdale , Melissa McCarthy , Liza Weil , Jackson Douglas , Milo Ventimiglia , Sean Gunn , Yanic Truesdale .