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I'm certain about us and what we mean to each other
—Dawson to Joey

Admissions is the 17th episode of Season 4 of Dawson's Creek.

Synopsis[]

JOEY COMES CLEAN WITH DAWSON — Even though she was accepted into her “dream college,” Joey (Katie Holmes) is turned down for financial aid. Dawson (James Van Der Beek) comes to the rescue by offering her the money he inherited from Mr. Brooks, but her guilt over lying to him about Pacey (Joshua Jackson) may keep her from her college dream and in Capeside forever.[1]

Starring[]

James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery
Katie Holmes as Joey Potter
Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley
Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter
Kerr Smith as Jack McPhee
Mary-Margaret Humes as Gale Leery
John Wesley Shipp as Mitch Leery
Nina Repeta as Bessie Potter
Special Guest Stars
Sasha Alexander as Gretchen Witter
Mark Matkevich as Drue Valentine
Obi Ndefo as Bodie Wells
Guest starring
Rob Nagle as Tom Frost
Co-Starring
Tammy Christine Arnold as Secretary
Heathery Avery Clyde as Ms. Watson

Quotes[]

I think you underestimate me. I think we underestimate each other
—Dawson to Joey
Jo, all the pain I've watched you go through, I've never been able to fix it before. And this I can fix. All I need you to do is let me
—Dawson
What you felt the other night at the movie theater, that something was finally right between us...I felt that, too. And nothing will ever change that...not going to school on different coasts. Not meeting people who we're meant to love forever...nothing.
—Dawson to Joey
You know what? I could stop thinking like that if you'd just promise me one thing, that if the day ever comes, and it may come much sooner than either one of us thinks, but if that day ever comes where you did feel like I was holding you back...promise me that you'd cut me loose
—Pacey to Joey
You're gonna have some of the best years of your life at Worthington. And I wanna hear all about them.
—Dawson to Joey

Locations[]

Trivia[]

  • Joey tells Dawson that she lied to him about sleeping with Pacey.
  • Pacey thinks he's holding Joey back in life.
  • Dawson gets accepted to USC after getting rejected from NYU.
  • Jen tries to remember her last conversation with her father, but can't. She elicits Drue's help to help her remember.
    • The night before Jen arrives in Capeside, she got drunk, took drugs and made out with Drue, a plan to provoke her father. Jen's father called her a slut and she called him a hypocrite. And Drue was then kicked out of the house.
    • Drue also reveals that he liked Jen, and she apologises for having used him to bait her father into an argument.
  • Joey accepts the money from Dawson that he received from Mr. Brooks.

BROADCAST

  • The episode was watched by 3.25 million people upon its original airing on the WB.[2]

Music[]

chemistry | SEMISONIC[3]
jen and joey in the cafeteria
bye bye | MARCY PLAYGROUND[4]
joey is accepted
more than this | ANNA MCCUE[5]
jack and jen at joey's party
the sound of fear | EELS[6]
jack and jen stare at the fishbowl

Photos[]

Notes and references[]

  1. "Admissions" official synopsis from The WB archived on dawson's creek daily
  2. Ratings Ryan — Dawson's Creek (WB): Ratings Recap
  3. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "The Whole World" by Holland
  4. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Gonna Get Out" by The Figgs
  5. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Afraid" by Quincy
  6. Replaced on DVD and streaming with "Some Things Hold True" by Paul Cargnello
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