Seeking more advanced instruction, a talented but disenchanted high-school student sneaks inside the ivy-covered gates of nearby Brown University. Masquerading as a college student, he is soon matching morals with a young co-ed and wits with his literature professor. His passion for learning affects and amazes all those around him, but his house of cards soon starts to crumble, and the penalties could do more than jeopardize just his academic future.