"I love making people laugh," Kaur, 31, tells PEOPLE, but this season 3 scene was particularly "difficult" to get through

Justin Noble also opens up about the new characters introduced in the wake of Rapp's exit, putting friendship above any other relationship in the show and following the story through the college years.

TV Insider caught up with the three returning stars alongside their newest onscreen classmates, Gracie Lawrence, who plays transfer student Kacey, and Mia Rodgers, who portrays incoming study abroad freshman, Taylor, to discuss where their dating lives are at when Season 3 picks back up and what viewers can anticipate from the newbies on campus.

Essex College is in session again for The Sex Lives of College Girls Season 3. With HBO's streak of canceling fan-favorite shows, viewers were worried about the fate of this beloved comedy series, centered around the lives of four college-going girls.

Essex College’s favorite roommates are back and ready to take on sophomore year as Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls returns for its highly anticipated third season! The world fell in love with Bela (Amrit Kaur),

"The Sex Lives of College Girls" Season 3 is shaking up its cast as Reneé Rapp bows out while Mia Rodgers and Gracie Lawrence join the Max show

The Sex Lives of College Girls has already teased how Reneé Rapp's character, Leighton, will leave the show. During the season 3 premiere on Thursday, November 21, Leighton learned that there was no accelerated math class at Essex College in Vermont after she was the only one to sign up for the course.

Renee Rapp will only appear in a few episodes of The Sex Lives of College Girls season 3. What we know about her exit and why she’s leaving the Max series.