As sophomore year begins, Bela tries to embrace a fresh start, Kimberly hopes to make things right with Whitney, and Alicia drops a bomb on Leighton.
Kimberly tries to upgrade their dorm, Whitney has a specific gripe with a hot classmate, Bela struggles as a FAF, and Leighton thinks on her future.
Leighton unsuccessfully attempts to get off the hook by bribing President Lacey, who assigns her 100 hours of community service at the Essex women's center as punishment, which she reluctantly accepts, but finds herself clashing with Alicia, the volunteers' overseer. Bela tries to seek dating attractive boys with abs. After hitting it off with one and having sex, however, Bela realizes that he only likes her because she's funny but still sees him for sex. She also gets accused for a stinking fri
Bela hooks up with the mascot, Kacey puts herself out there, Whitney struggles to find balance in her life, and Kimberly goes to her first rave.
For Parents Weekend, the girls try to keep their visiting families from finding out every intimate detail of their dating lives.
It's Halloween! Kimberly tries to impress in class. Kacey debates when to admit she's a virgin. Bela keeps Taylor busy, and Lila hunts down a hottie.
Bela tries to break her dry spell, Kimberly takes a campus tour, Whitney's science project gets messy, and Kacey vies to be on Essex's "50 Most" list.
The girls put the people they're dating through The Good Partner Test, secretly seeing how they'd react to manufactured situations.
As Kacey preps for a special date, Kimberly takes her first nude. Bela hits a roadblock with Arvind, and Whitney prioritizes her needs.
With a protest looming on campus, the girls find themselves standing up for themselves, for what they need, and for each other.