Parents need to know that this movie is filled with the kind of parental concerns that are not factored into the MPAA's rating system and they should think carefully about the film's appropriateness for its intended age group. The main characters sneak out of the house after promising not to. They make a date with a man they met on the Internet with the plan of getting him to buy one of them a drink. Underage girls sneak into a club and drink alcohol. One girl secretly watches a boy undress (from the rear, nudity offscreen). They vandalize property, and imprison a security guard. One of the girls loses a boyfriend by refusing to "hook up" with him (but apparently brags to her friends that she did). Characters make an overweight girl feel bad about herself. Girls drive without licenses. Many characters lie, including adults. There is also some bathroom humor and intrusive product placement.

Families can talk about why the lunch table location was so important, why Julie and her friends let the other girls determine what the tests would be, and whether Julie will tell her mother the truth about what happened. They could talk about why Julie and Stacie stopped being friends and what parents and young teenagers can do to get used to the idea that kids are growing up. How did the events of the evening make Ren feel differently about returning to college?