
Felicity Porter, a sensitive and intelligent girl from the San Francisco Bay Area, decides to give up a slot at Stanford University's pre-med program to follow her long time crush to college in New York City. Things get even more complicated when she meets her dorm's resident advisor and they fall in love.






Felicity changes her college plans to follow her long-time crush to a New York school. There, she meets her quirky (and smitten) resident advisor, and her first friend.
When Felicity learns a male called the admissions office requesting a copy of her application essay, she assumes it was Ben---the subject of said essay---and sends him a copy. Meanwhile, the Porters pop up in New York again.
Felicity's excited about attending her first college party, and plans to invite Ben---so long as Julie doesn't mind. Meanwhile, Felicity butts heads with a professor, and meets a fellow student.
After Noel acts on his feelings for Felicity and kisses her during a game of Boggle, the two decide to go on a "maybe date" to discuss the future of their relationship; Julie befriends an aspiring filmmaker.
After Felicity and Ben are held up, he seems especially spooked and calls on her for late-night chats, one of which includes an invitation to a Halloween party.
Ben is accused of cheating after Felicity rewrites his paper without telling him; and Julie fears she won't understand a Russian film that Zack is taking her to see.
Noel tires of hearing about Felicity's goings-on with Ben and forbids her to talk about it with him; Julie and Zack's relationship intensifies; Elena reveals she may be leaving school; and Felicity tries to mend fences with Ben.
Felicity urges Julie to report the date rape and get counseling, but Julie thinks she caused the incident. Meanwhile, a prospective student visits.
Felicity's hurt when Noel downplays their friendship to his girlfriend, Hanna, who's visiting for Thanksgiving but may transfer to New York. Meanwhile, Elena begrudgingly visits her dad; and Ben can't locate his plane ticket.
Although finals and Christmas break are fast approaching, Felicity spends most of her study time literally wrapped up in Noel; and helping Ben prepare for a poetry test. Meanwhile, Sean tries to sell fruit to students in the library.
Felicity returns from winter break and tells Noel she wants to have sex, an endeavor that brings about much scheduling, research and preparation; Julie dreads telling Felicity about her new bond with Ben; and Elena wonders how to use a gift from Blair.
After Felicity thinks she spots Blair kissing someone other than Elena, she decides to blow the whistle on him---until she realizes the mystery vixen is Elena's best friend. Meanwhile, Julie learns the identity of her birth mother.
When a boy Felicity knew when she was 12 years old comes to town to act on feelings he had for her, she consults someone familiar with stalkers: Ben. Felicity also applies for a seminar with a geneticist.
Todd arrives at the hospital and gives Felicity a note she wrote years ago about being an artist, causing her to rethink her career path and blow an interview with Dr. McGrath. Also: Julie mails a tape to Carole; Elena severs ties with Tara.
Felicity receives a marriage proposal from a green-card seeking Javier; and Noel gets a visit from his brother, who shocks him with news that he's gay. Also: Ben takes up swimming.
Noel is confused about his feelings for his ex when they reconnect after a kiss. Also: an art student who admires Felicity's work invites her to the studio; and Julie clashes with Ben's new friends from the swim team.
The morning after the fight, Noel confesses he made a "huge mistake" in going off with his ex-girlfriend and begs Felicity for another try at their relationship.
Panicked over a surprise visit from her parents, Meghan entrusts Felicity with the safekeeping of her box. Meanwhile, Julie gets bombshell news about her birth mother.
Noel and Felicity are driven to distraction when Sean, seeking a selling angle for his documentary, latches onto their shattered relationship and pesters them to discuss their feelings on-camera.
Ben faces temporary suspension because of his unpaid tuition bill and pressure from his bookie over his gambling debts, and sorts through his diminishing options.
Felicity suspects one of Meghan's "spells" when finals stress is exacerbated by a series of sudden relationship mishaps, including Noel reconsidering a drive to California with her.
A disappointed Felicity faces the drive home to California without Noel, until he unexpectedly asks her to fly to Berlin with him. She accepts, but Ben's reaction makes her rethink her plans. Meanwhile, Elena's relationship with Prof. McGrath progresses along with her growing unease about the consequences of their affair.
Felicity starts her second year at college with a possible new relationship, and the aftermath of her decision to cope with. Elsewhere, housing shortages cause unusual living arrangements.
Ben worries about Felicity's expectations of him, Sean and Julie throw a party, and Felicity tries unsuccessfully to counsel one of her charges.
Felicity's decision about her hair leads to even more life changes, Julie looks for an apartment, and Noel takes an art class.
A stalled subway train forces Felicity and Julie to confront each other, Noel and Ruby go to an art show, and Ben stands up to a client.
Noel and Elena become obsessed with a video game, Felicity goes out on a blind date set up by her professor, and Ben is confused by Maggie's actions.
Felicity, Ben, and Noel each deal with uncertainties in their individual relationships, and Mono hits campus just in time for mid-terms.
A stray dog Felicity picks up on the street impinges on everyone's lives, and provides her with plenty of excuses for not taking the next step with David.
Holiday gatherings are difficult for Felicity and Ben. Ben, because he has to work a party given by Maggie's husband, and Felicity feels pressure from an unexpected family visit and from David.
Felicity and Noel struggle against feelings for each other while worrying how their actions will affect their grade, Ruby makes a surprise visit, Julie meets a music producer, and Ben is on short-time to complete a final in American Lit.
Felicity's father accepts a position in town, and his never-ending presence begins to grate, Ben reconsiders his decision about Felicity, and Julie begins to doubt the intentions of Erik.
This episode, a tribute to The Twilight Zone, follows Felicity as she tries to heal her broken heart and strange doings at The Clinic.
Ben and Felicity are forced into counseling for their prank at the pool, Elena gets a new lab partner, and Noel's argument with Ruby is more serious than he thought.
Felicity and Ben begin a community service assignment.
A panicked Noel distances himself from Ruby.
Greg is in a bind when a doctor leaves the clinic.
Julie has difficulty sleeping because of nightmares about Zach.
Sean resumes his documentary film project.
Sean follows Ben and Felicity with his camera and pesters them.
Ben catches Andre defacing Felicity's campaign posters.
Ben waits outside the cabin until he can talk to Felicity alone.
Greg dumps Felicity because she's still hung up on Ben.
Felicity and Ben try to avoid one another until the end of finals.
Felicity turns down the internship so she can spend the summer with Ben.
Felicity falls in love with an apartment.
After learning of Noel's marriage, Richard organizes an intervention.
Ben's mother tells him that his father has been missing for several days.
Felicity lies to Mrs. Emrick about Julie's whereabouts.
Felicity tries desperately to track down Randy.
Felicity asks Randy to talk to Ben.
Mr. Covington returns to town with the hopes of reconciling with his son.
Javier and Samuel decide to become parents.
Ben encourages Molly to break up with James.
Molly apologizes to Felicity and Ben.
James persistently tries to call Molly, who has broken up with him.
Elena is wounded in the shoulder.
A blackout and a visitor bring changes to the group. Elena worries about the reason Tracy broke up with her and considers doing something about it.
Being secretly wooed by others softens the blow of breaking up for Felicity. Molly returns from England. Meghan holds a séance.
Noel is upset knowing that Ben cheated on Felicity, and Ben wonders about Noel's motives in offering Felicity a job in Seattle.
Ben and Noel fight over Felicity. Javier is hospitalized from the stress of final examinations, and puts Felicity in charge of Dean & Deluca.
Noel graduates and tries to finally break from Felicity, and Ben starts thinking seriously about his future.
Javier goes crazy planning a wedding, Ben comes home with a plan, and Felicity and Noel struggle with their futures.
Noel and Felicity deal with the consequences of their encounter, Elena and Tracy's wedding is threatened by various incidents, and Sean and Meghan make a decision.
Meghan's parents insist on meeting Sean and his family, Ben struggles in organic chemistry, and Felicity has tuition issues.
Felicity competes in a beauty pageant and against an under-handed competitor, Meghan has to make a decision regarding her family, Noel gets an unexpected job offer, and Ben finds a lab test voucher.
A dismal exam result and a disastrous encounter with the instructor send Ben and his lab partner on a binge, Noel and Javier go to Atlantic City, and Felicity's pageant comes back to haunt her.
Bens father is sick and disrupts birthday plans for Felicity, Noel chafes at the tedium of his guidance job, and new roommates tax Elena's patience.
Noel begins a new graphics job, Ben's mother comes to town, and Felicity tries to make it up to Ben.
Felicity and company spend what may be their last Thanksgiving together. Meanwhile, Noel and his brother have a rather calamitous one.
Things unresolved between Ben and Felicity result in matchmaking attempts by their friends, Noel sees a doctor.
Noel is advised to stop seeing Felicity for awhile, Ben has a major O-chem exam he's having trouble studying for, and Felicity makes another attempt to get into an Art Honors program.
A snowstorm proves fortuitous for Felicity, Ben's father has a crisis, and Noel starts his business with an unexpected partner.
Lauren makes an announcement to Ben. Noel and Sean bid for an account against the company who fired him, and Felicity is conflicted when pressured by her mother to consider another career.
Tensions between Noel and Zoe rise. Sean and Meghan need different things from their relationship, and Ben confronts his dad and Felicity.
Ben's struggles with Lauren to maintain contact put him and Felicity at risk, especially when she seeks solace from Noel. Noel, meanwhile, has relationship issues of his own, and Meghan and Javier compete for the same part.
Under stress, Felicity does the unthinkable, Noel and Sean have business conflicts, and Javier must make a decision about what to tell a friend.
Felicity faces the hearing for her paper against a backdrop of stress as Lauren decides to leave early, and a car accident occurs. Meanwhile, Noel - spurred on by Sean - begins to doubt Zoe's interest in him.
Felicity finds out whether she will graduate, and Ben makes a decision about his future. Noel and Sean have a career crisis, and Felicity's parents descend.
The death of a friend sinks Felicity into a depression, and when she finds out Ben has been cheating on her she reevaluates the choices she has made.
Felicity's choices affect everyone, and someone unexpected re-enters Noel's life.
Ben challenges Felicity on her decision to leave him, Noel and Felicity decide to move in together, and Julie visits, creating havoc.
Concerned for Felicity's sanity, Noel and Ben take action. Meghan plays with Sean for revenge, and Ben and Julie plan a road trip.
Devastated by a tragedy she believes is her fault, Felicity tries to make things right.