Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) want to take a new family portrait, since the previous photo did not include Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons).
Claire (Julie Bowen) keeps pushing Alex (Ariel Winter) to go there instead of MIT, since it is less than hour away from their home, making it easier for the family to see her.
That is until she meets a cute, friendly, smart boy named Jason (Caleb Hoffman) who tells her her choice of college should depend on more than how far it takes her away from her family.
In the meantime, Phil (Ty Burrell), Luke (Nolan Gould) and Haley (Sarah Hyland) sign up to be part of an experiment being conducted at the university.
The three end up in an argument and it eventually comes out that Phil is worried that he's raised Luke to be too irresponsible while Haley has an emotional outburst where she confesses she hates being thought of as a stupid washout.
They initially plan to return the bracelet and a luxury watch that Gloria purchased for Jay, but realize that they enjoy expensive presents for each other too and keep both gifts.
[3] Lisa Fernandes from Next Projection gave a good review to the episode stating: "After last week’s weak return, "Do Not Push" is a sentimental, funny but rushed example of the show at its strongest.