Rory was accepted into Princeton, Yale and Harvard University. Instead, she chooses Yale. Rory and Lorelai go on a road trip to Harvard in 2.04 after Lorelai flees Stars Hollow when she calls off the wedding with Max.

Does Rory drop out of Yale?

While they were happy with her school choice, they were horrified when she decided to take a break from Yale during the show's fifth and sixth seasons. Eventually, Rory caught up and graduated from school on time.

Why did Rory not get into Harvard?

After graduating Chilton as valedictorian and with a 4.2 GPA, Rory goes on to attend Yale University, her grandfather's alma mater, in season four—although her entire life she had wanted to go to Harvard—having decided that the benefits of Yale outweighed her dream of studying at Harvard.