The Kissing Booth 3: Why Elle Shouldn't Go To Harvard Or Berkeley

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In The Kissing Booth 2, Elle gets accepted to Harvard and Berkeley and has a choice to make. But here's why neither school is the best fit for her.

The Kissing Booth 3 is expected to address the big cliffhanger at the end of The Kissing Booth 2 about Elle's (Joey King) college decision, but Elle shouldn’t go to Harvard University or to the University of California-Berkeley. Following the release of the first film and its sequel, the teen rom-com movie series on Netflix will wrap up this summer upon the release of The Kissing Booth 3 in August. While it might make sense given the nature of the genre for Elle to go to Harvard to be with her boyfriend Noah (Jacob Elordi) instead of going to Berkeley, the film's final installment should go a different route with her storyline.

Following the events of The Kissing Booth, where Elle and Noah become an item after a fundraiser, the sequel saw the couple experiencing some problems with their long-distance relationship. Elle and new student Marco (Taylor Zakhar Perez) also started to develop a mutual attraction after training for a dance competition together. Not only that, but Elle got caught in the middle of some tension between her childhood pal - and Noah's brother - Lee (Joel Courtney) and his girlfriend Rachel (Meganne Young). Things smoothed over by the time Elle, Lee and Rachel graduated, but the movie introduced a big question at the end as to where Elle will go to college. It's clear that she doesn't know what to do, and that's why neither option seems like the right choice.

The right choice is for Elle to not go to Harvard or Berkley because she needs to make her own decision about her future. With Noah off at Harvard in Kissing Booth 2 and urging her to apply and be closer to him, it seems like Elle didn't really make the decision to apply on her own. She and Noah had some reconciliation in The Kissing Booth 2, but the problems with their relationship, like lack of communication and trust, aren't so easily solved. If Elle goes to Harvard, those issues will be at the forefront of their relationship, and Elle will be without the company of her family and her best friend. It's a big move to make for an unstable relationship.

But it's not the right decision for Elle to go to Berkeley in The Kissing Booth 3 either. When Elle and Lee were kids, one of the rules they determined for their friendship pact was that they would go to the same college one day. Lee was obviously happy to go forward with this and ended up getting accepted to Berkeley. Originally, Elle had the same idea, but only because she hadn't really considered any other options. Elle also knew that her mom had met Lee's mom at Berkeley and they became best friends, so it's a meaningful place for their families. If she decided to go to Berkeley, she would be forsaking her relationship with Noah since it's unlikely that the pair could endure more long-distance. This might be best for Elle, but her choice to attend Berkeley shouldn't just come from a childhood decision, especially since she and Lee already broke some of the other rules from their pact.

Ultimately, Elle should choose a different college in The Kissing Booth 3. Her decisions throughout the series are frequently made based on what other people will think. This happens with Lee and Noah in particular, who both have a strong influence on those decisions. It's time for Elle to be proactive and do what's best for herself, especially when her future is at stake. Although it might be a little late in the game for her to apply to a different school, it wouldn't be impossible. This choice would make for a more unpredictable ending to The Kissing Booth 3 and create some better character development for Elle as the series comes to an end.