High school senior Taylor (Mae Whitman) finds herself in a stand-off with her mother, Nina (Joan Cusack), who wants her to go Ivy League, while Taylor prefers a more modest college. She's also dealing with the fact that her parents' shaky marriage may not last much longer. Meanwhile, Taylor's friends Harry (Jonathan Keltz) and Maya (Deepti Daryanani) also obsess about their college prospects in this Lifetime Original Movie.