Polly Nelson works in the admissions committee of a prestigious university, she is an arbiter of many teenagers' fates. But how to arrange her own destiny? The appearance of a perfect man does not promise peace and quiet; on the contrary, it brings into her life a lot of wacky situations and not always pleasant surprises. And then there is a son, whom Polly considered lost, and he is, alas, not an A-student. What should she save in the first place - a career or her personal life?