As Lauren Conrad juggles fashion school, a demanding internship and an unpredictable roommate who sabotages her work event, she learns quickly that everything is bigger in Los Angeles, including her problems.
Lauren deals with the fallout of Heidi crashing the Teen Vogue party. When Heidi lands an interview for a 'dream job' that leads her to consider ditching school, permanently, Lauren realizes that she and Heidi may be on different paths.
Teen Vogue sends Lauren on an overnight errand that lands her in New York City and returns to LA only to find a major surprise from her past waiting for her.
Jason becomes a mounting distraction in Lauren's professional and academic life. Heidi finally gets her big chance to work in the nightclubs, but it couldn't have come at a worse time.
Jason wants to make Lauren's 20th birthday special but when she lies to him about working with male models for a Teen Vogue assignment their relationship is put to the test.