保罗是纽约大学有名的“土包子”，同学们都把他视做异类，美丽的多拉·蒂蒙德和保罗志趣相投，二人因此关系亲密。保罗对多拉一见钟情，并一直默默爱慕着，可是多拉却爱上了风流潇洒的大学教授爱德华·阿尔科特。爱德华·阿尔科特对于多拉的感情只是游戏而已。保罗为赢得美人心搞出了一场闹剧，最终还是真心实意赢得了佳人归？

A college student, branded a loser by his roommates and booted from the dorm, falls in love with a coed who has eyes for their professor.Is there room in Manhattan for a decent kid? Can a young woman see past a cad to true love? Paul, from rural upstate, comes to New York for college. To keep his scholarship, he must study hard. That makes him a loser to his partying roommates, who connive to have him kicked out of their suite. Hes assigned a room in an animal hospital. In class he meets Dora, whos the very young lover of their sarcastic and selfish lit professor. She needs a job to pay for school. When Dora is slipped some drugs at a party, Paul nurses her back to health, and a friendship follows. For Paul, though, its more than friendly feelings. Can they work things out and become truly lucky?