Getting into College/University theme.
How I Got Into College (1989)
Marlon
Brown is in love with Jessica Kailo, about to enter his last year of high school
and does not know what to do about the future. So, his plan is to win the girl
of his dreams by getting into the same elite college Jessica is going to
attend. While this is the main story there are side stories about the college
recruiters, administrators, others that want to attend college.
Risky Business (1983)
Joel Goodsen
is a rich kid living in the Chicago North Shore area following his parents
plans to do well in school and attend Princeton University. One weekend his
parents need to go out of town and Joel starts a series of misadventures that
result in his parent's belongings being damaged or stolen including his father's Porsche
928. To fix his problems he needs money fast so with the help of his friends
and Lana a prostitute he has fallen in love with. He makes his house into a pop-up brothel. This is also the night the Princeton recruiter shows up for an
interview.
Orange County
(2002)
Shaun
Brumder dreams of attending Stanford University, become a successful writer and
to get away from his eccentric family. It appears that everything is set the guidance
chancellor makes a mistake with the application. As a result, Shaun starts doing
anything he can to change this. He joins forces with his girlfriend Ashley and
his unproductive older brother Lance start a series of misadventures to get him
accepted.
Admission (2013)
Based on
the novel Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz [First Published in 2009] Portia
Nathan is an uptight admissions officer that is up for promotion to dean of Admissions at an Ivy League school.
While on a recruitment trip to an alternative high school when an applicant
maybe the child she put up for adoption puts her into a difficult position.
Acceptance (2009)
Based the novel Acceptance by Susan Coll [First Published in 2007] Several high school seniors and their parents take different approaches to getting into elite universities in their final year of high school.
Accepted (2006)
Charming
slacker con man Bartleby Gaines has been rejected from the eight colleges he applied
to. Feeling out of options he invents the South Harmon Institute of Technology.
He joins forces with his friends that also failed to get into college to create
a web site and convert an abandoned mental hospital into the college. However, a
mistake with the website accepts everybody that applied Bartleby attempts to
create a college that gives the customer what they want.
College Road Trip (2008)
Melanie Porter
is selecting a college to attend by taking a college road trip with her
friends. Her dad James Porter is not ready for her to leave takes her on her
trip and tries to redirect her to a closer college. As they set off the usual
road trip problems happen, and lessons happen.
One Crazy Summer (1986)
Hoops
McCann has graduated from Generic High School and wants to go to the Rhode
Island School of Design. To do this he needs to create a love story however
writing the story is a challenge for him. Taking a chance on a change of
setting will help he joins his friends on a summer trip to Nantucket, Massachusetts.
On the island he falls in love, helps the girl save her house, has some crazy
adventures, sails in a regatta/ faces his fear of water, and finishes his love
story.
Honor
Society (2022)
Honor
Rose has a plan to be accepted to Harvard University. This includes taking down
her top competitors, until she falls in love with one of them.
The Perfect Score (2004)
Six high school with varied backgrounds and reasons along with getting into their chosen colleges/successful futures. Come together to break-in and steal the answers for the SATs from the company that makes these tests.
Getting In (1994)
Gabriel Higgs is waitlisted for getting into John Hopkins there
are 6 people ahead of him. He decided to bribe the other on the list so select different colleges.
However, somebody is killing the wait list Gabriel is number six on that list is
he also in danger?
The College Admissions Scandal (2019)
Inspired by true events a few very wealthy parents conspire and perform various acts
to get their children admitted to prestigious ivy league colleges in the
US.
Johnny Be
Good (1988)
Johnny Walker is a star football player at his high school
and is the top pick for several recruiters all offering him luxuries, special
deals, money, and other perks. As he is being wined and dined his girlfriend,
best friend, and coach advise him on where to attend for different personal
reasons.
PCU (1994)
High School Senior Tom Laurence is on a weekend recruit tour of Port Charles
University Also known as Politically Correct University. Where hi is sent to the Un-PC
James Droz Andrews a professional student at the wildest party house on campus.
Over the weekend Droz and explains college life, early PC culture, while disrupting, offending, and mocking various groups, frustrating
the dean and throwing the biggest party the campus has ever seen.
