After years of vigorous studying and constant pressure from her parents, Cate finally achieves freedom after graduating high school. Or so she thought.... Soon, Cate's whole dream of a perfect summer of freedom is demolished when hundreds of thousands college applications seem to plop on her shoulders with her parents in the background pressuring on. So "perfect" Cate does the one thing she would never dream of doing: runaway for one year. With her bucket list in her back pocket and with help from a street-smart stranger, Cate embarks on an adventure she won't soon forget.