Mike ends up riding Archie after the pig stole his MU cap. Despite having a lot of potential, Sulley never studies and always forgets his pencils and books whenever he goes to class. After she leaves, a student arrives late, James P. She explains that there will be a final exam at the end of the semester, and failure will result in being kicked out of the program. Her belief is that scariness is the true measure of a monster, letting them know how high her expectations are. When Professor Knight explains how the class will go, the dean of the school, the dragon- like, millipede- legged Abigail Hardscrabble - a legendary Scarer - drops in on the class unexpectedly. While Randy is worried about not being able to impress the cool kids, Mike is laid back and confident in his scaring abilities. Randy soon gets rid of his glasses under Mike’s suggestion because they don’t turn invisible when he does. When Randy suddenly disappears while greeting his new friend, Mike is impressed and tells Randy to use it more, to Randy's shock. After taking a picture for his ID card and visiting the school, he finally goes to his room, meets and befriends his roommate, the nerdy and shy Randall.
Mike arrives at MU and is extremely excited. When Karen asks Mike what he has to say to defend himself, he simply asks. He gives Mike his MU cap and winks at him. After getting out of the door, Frank tells Mike how dangerous his actions were, but is also impressed with him since he didn't know he was in the room. When the parents go away, Frank sneaks up to the child and scares him. As soon as Frank enters the child's room, Mike follows and secretly looks at Frank sneaking to the bed and avoiding the child's parents by pretending to be a piece of clothing. However, he manages to sneak in the Scare Floor and follow Frank to the door he is about to open. Mike is forced behind his taller classmates as a result, he cannot see the Scarers.
Cay tells them that he studied Scaring by going to Monsters University, despite another Scarer claiming that Fear Tech is better Frank says that MU is really the better school. When the class visits the Scare Floor, the children roar at the Scarers to show their skills. The film was accompanied by a short film titled The Blue Umbrella. This marks the first prequel Pixar has ever produced. Randy Newman returned to compose the film's score. John Goodman and Billy Crystal returned for the film.