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Gilmore Girls S3E3 — Application Anxiety
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Gilmore Girls•Season 3•Episode 3

Application Anxiety

7.7/10 · 1,092 votesOct 8, 200243 min

Ranked #17 of 22 in Season 3•−0.3 vs season avg

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After a Harvard application arrives, Rory and Lorelai seek advice. Meanwhile, Lane places an ad and becomes enamored with a respondent.

Directed byGail Mancuso
Written byDaniel Palladino
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Cast12

Lauren Graham

Lauren Graham

Lorelai Gilmore

Alexis Bledel

Alexis Bledel

Rory Gilmore

Scott Patterson

Scott Patterson

Luke Danes

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy

Sookie St. James

Keiko Agena

Keiko Agena

Lane Kim

Yanic Truesdale

Yanic Truesdale

Michel Gerard

Liza Weil

Liza Weil

Paris Geller

Sean Gunn

Sean Gunn

Kirk Gleason

Jared Padalecki

Jared Padalecki

Dean Forester

Kelly Bishop

Kelly Bishop

Emily Gilmore

Milo Ventimiglia

Milo Ventimiglia

Jess Mariano

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Richard Gilmore

Crew2

Daniel Palladino

Daniel Palladino

Writer

Gail Mancuso

Gail Mancuso

Director

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Episode Summary

"Application Anxiety" is episode 3 of Gilmore Girls season 3. It scored 7.7/10 from 1,092 votes, ranking #17 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Gail Mancuso and written by Daniel Palladino, it aired on October 8, 2002.

Next: E4 · One's Got Class and the Other One DyesBest of Season 3