PromPactissetattheheightofpromseason.HighschoolseniorMandyColemanandherbestfriendandfellowoutsiderBenaresurroundedbyover-the-top'80s-themedPromposals.However,Mandykeepshereyesfocusedonadifferentgoal:herlifelongdreamofattendingHarvard.Whenshefindsoutheracceptancehasbeendeferred,sheisdeterminedtodowhatevershecandotogetherselfoffthewaitlist,evenifthatmeansaskingforhelpfromtheonepersonsheabhors-popularall-starjockGrahamLansing,whosefatherisapowerfulsenatorandHarvardalum.OnceMandybecomesGraham'stutor,shebeginstorealizethere'smoretohimthanshethoughtandperhapssomethingmoretolifethanHarvard.