Throughout season 2, Georgetown is a central reference.

Meadow believes “Georgetown is a reach, but if I could get in there, I could get into Berkeley”.

When Tony and Carmella realize this, they move heaven and earth to crater her opportunity to go to Berkeley and begin looking for “and in”.

Davey’s wife, Charlene, is a sister of the provost at Georgetown. This is the leverage Tony needs. Daveys downward spiral isn’t so much a plot line as it is a message. You will not survive rebuffing us.

Carmela strong arms Jeanie’s sister (Georgetown grad) into writing a letter of support.

Ericks mom and dad see what’s going on and use daveys gambling as a reason why their son can’t attend Georgetown and meadow can have his spot.