Benny and Carmen hunt for fake IDs to join classmates at Rock Bar. Peter helps Benny but Carmen's stuck. Peter skips date night at an Italian place. Grace bonds with an elderly woman for volunteer hours. Hailee gets sick.
Benny joins a secret society and wants Carmen included. During alumni tailgate weekend, Carmen proves herself through drinking. Peter gets bad news from a high brother. Grace meets Mimi post-study abroad.
Benny's lie causes friend drama. Carmen enjoys tailgate fame while Grace works a Charli XCX show. Peter leads male pledge hazing, and Carmen endures psychological hazing with female pledges.
Benny is still on the outs with Carmen on Halloween weekend, so he and Miles have been getting closer; Carmen and Hailee reconcile; Grace calls Peter out for treating her like an assistant; tensions rise at the annual Chem Party.
Carmen expertly avoids confronting her disastrous love life while trying to help Benny with his; Grace confides in Janet, who pushes her to explore other romantic endeavors; Peter does something drastic; Hailee has mono.
Benny and Grace go home for Thanksgiving bringing Carmen, prepared with cover-up stories to explain their new identities, only to find that their empty-nester parents have adopted their own new identities.
Finals week tests more than knowledge. Carmen confronts Benny's lies, Grace finds something, Peter claims what's his, Hailee seeks her meds, Miles questions himself. The last Bader party brings shocking revelations.