 Melanie gets invited to an interview at Georgetown after a college recruiter saw her performance at a mock trial.Her two best friends, Nancy (Brenda Song) and Katie (Margo Harshman), offer to take her on their college road trip to Pittsburgh.Melanie is all set to go with her friends until her father surprises her with his own college road trip to Washington, D.C..

On their way, Melanie reluctantly visits Northwestern to take a tour.