10 Ways to Ask Someone to Freshman Formal

Remember the good old days when you asked people to school dances, like prom and homecoming? Well, the time has come again (for freshmen at least). With only a week left, pull out all the stops and "go big or go home" with these ten foolproof ways to get that guy or girl you've been eyeing.

1. The Treasure Hunt: Send him on a quest for a particular book in the Widener stacks. Place a note inside the book that says, "Mind if I check you out? Come to formal with me!"

2. "Music is the Soundtrack of Our Lives": Add some music to your date-to-be's life by serenading her. Sing "A Whole New World" from Aladdin so that on Feb. 3 you can be "freewheeling through an endless diamond sky" at the Night Under the Stars-themed Freshman Formal.

3. For a More Academic Approach: Find out a class she is in and talk to the professor before class. Ask to add a slide to the end of the lecture presentation that asks your date to formal (It could work if the professor thinks that "young love" is cute, but beware: if it doesn't work, you'll never be able to take that class).

4. Facebook Official: If you like public proposals, why not try Facebook? Post a poem that waxes eloquent about your desired date on the Harvard Class of 2015 wall.

5. Get Creative: Decorate your date's door with blue paper and stars and wait for him to come back from class. Then, let the special guy know that you wished upon a star to take him to formal.

6. Keepin' It Classy on the Ice: Take your desired date to Harvard Skate and while you're having fun skating, have the worker at the ice-rink ask her out on your behalf over the loudspeakers.

7. Procrastinators' Delight: Use the various foods in Annenberg to your advantage. Spell out "formal?" on a plate with beans or Sriracha Chili Sauce and surprise him during dinner. How appetizing.

8. Be a YouTube Star: Record your very own song, like "Take a chance/it's time to dance…" Then post the video on YouTube and send the link to her friends!

9. The 99% Approach: Set up a tarp in the yard with a sign that says, "Occupy my heart. Freshman Formal?"

10. For the Lazy People Out There: A simple text might suffice. "Feb. 3… You. Me. Dancing? =D".