Ideal-driven New Orleans teen Alicia plans to reinvent herself at Kensington University. When she unexpectedly misses out on a grant, she must find another way to pay tuition before summer's end.

PAPER CHASE follows Alicia, an ideal-driven, well-meaning, somewhat pretentious New Orleans high school senior ready to reinvent herself at Kensington University. After finding out she wasn't awarded a $10,000 grant she was overly confident she'd receive, she must figure out another way to come up with tuition money before summer ends.