The Freshman

In which Buffy faces a new school, new teachers, new boys, new enemies, and a shiny new crippling lack of confidence.

Official back-of-box synopsis:

Moving on - trying to adjust to the rigours of college life proves to be harder than Buffy imagined. She moves into a dorm, must contend with a less-than-stable roommate and the complexities of dating college men.

From the old WB Buffy website:

MOVING ON - Trying to adjust to the rigors of college life proves to be harder than Buffy imagined. She moves into a dorm, must contend with a less-than-stable roommate and the complexities of dating college men. On campus, Willow is overly enthused about college life and her ongoing romance with Oz, and Xander unexpectedly returns from his self-discovery adventure. Elsewhere, Giles seems to be enjoying his life away from being a librarian and a Watcher. Joss Whedon wrote and directed the episode.

Links:

This episode's page at http://www.restlessbtvs.com/, the Restless BTVS Trivia Guide

This episode's page at http://www.vrya.net/bdb/, the Buffyverse Dialog Database

Cross-reference:

episodes introducing african-american characters:

• What's My Line? (part 1)
  Kendra
• Faith, Hope And Trick
  Mr Trick -- duh!
• The Initiative
  Forrest
• Lessons
  Principal Wood
• this episode
  Olivia (though she's African-UKian by her accent)

Cast:

• Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy
• Alyson Hannigan as Willow
• Nicholas Brendon as Xander
  

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• Anthony Stewart Head as Giles
• Kristine Sutherland as Joyce
• Seth Green as Oz
• Marc Blucas as Riley
• Mace Lombard as Tom
• Dagney Kerr as Kathy
• Lindsay Crouse as Professor Walsh
• Phina Oruche as Olivia
• Pedro Balmaceda as Eddie
• Katharine Towne as Sunday
• Mike Rad as Rookie
• Shannon Hillary as Dav
• Robert Catrini as Professor Riegert
• Scott Rinker as R.A.
• Denice J Sealy as Student Volunteer
• Evie Peck as Angry girl
• Jane Silvia as Conservative Woman
• Mark Silverberg as Passing Student
• Walt Borchert as New Vampire
• Jason Christopher as Non-Serious Guy