SHAUN BRUMDER, A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, DREAMS OF ATTENDINGSTANFORD UNIVERSITY UNTIL HIS GUIDANCE COUNSELOR MISTAKENLYSPOILS HIS CHANCES. SHAUNS JOURNEY SOON BECOMES ONE FILLEDWITH HILARITY WHEN HIS GIRLFRIEND, DYSFUNCTIONAL PARENTS ANDSTONER BROTHER GET IN THE MIX AND TRY TO HELP HIM.