Charlie's a child prodigy, but along with the brains come problems. He's been offered lots of scholarships, but chosen a little known one to work with a scientist he admires. The work is fascinating - but his social life stinks! In an effort to get something like a normal life he also enrols in a local school and pretends to be just an average student. The ploy works for a while, and he's cool for the first time in his life. But attending school and college at the same time is tricky, and soon someone is bound to find out...