How to Get a Last-Minute Date for the Prom
Sometimes, the best prom dates are the ones you score at the last second.
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You Will Need
- An open mind
- Pride to swallow
Steps
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Step 1
Investigate the pretty people’s plans
Investigate the prom plans of your school’s beautiful people. They are sometimes the last people to be asked because everyone assumes they already have a date.
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Step 2
Keep up with the gossip
Keep up with the gossip so you’ll hear of any pre-prom breakups and be able to swoop in before anyone else does.
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Step 3
Set your sights younger
Set your sights younger. Sophomores and juniors are often so thrilled to be asked to a senior prom that they’re not picky about who they go with. No offense.
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Step 4
Hang out someplace new
Hang out someplace new so you’ll meet people outside your usual social circle.
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Attend your school’s sports events so you can meet students from rival schools.
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Step 5
Involve your siblings
Get a sibling to help. They may know someone who’d love to go with you—or at the very least will do it as a favor.
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Step 6
Enlist your BFF
Have your BFF lean on their prom date to cough someone up for you.
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Step 7
Do volunteer work
Consider taking a volunteer job. You’ll meet new people and you’ll have karma going for you.
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Sixty-seven percent of teens rent a limo for their prom.
