Sending Your Sims to School & College
SCHOOL
Children and teens will have to go to school every day of the week, from Monday through Friday. This acts a lot like a Career, in that they have a job performance rating (their grades), which they have to be in a good mood before they leave to increase, and that they have some off - hours tasks they need to perform in order to do well in school (namely, their homework).
If you want your child or teen to do well in school, there are three things you need to focus on. The first is their Mood. If they’re in a good Mood before they go to school, then chances are they’ll gain a plus mark after their grade display. If they go in a bad mood, they’ll often earn a minus mark.
Secondly is the aforementioned homework. Homework initially takes a long time to do, but if you ask for and receive help with homework from an adult, you’ll eventually be able to do it twice as fast. When you have completed all your homework, you’ll receive a one-letter increase in grade level after your next day of school.
Lastly, you’ll have to ensure that you attend school every day. If you miss school, you’ll lose a letter grade for every day that you’re absent. If you fall all the way down to an F, you’ll get fired from your job, if you have one. If your Sim gets an F two days in a row, she’ll be removed from the lot by the dreaded Social Worker.
GETTING INTO PRIVATE SCHOOL
In addition to the normal public schooling, you can also attempt to get into private school. There are a number of advantages to private schooling. For one, teenagers will be able to start a new part-time job at level two instead of level one. The hours are also slightly shorter for teens. You also don’t have as much Need Degradation from a day at private school if you compare it to a day at public school.
Of course, getting into private school isn’t a matter of just applying; you have to have good grades (a C or better) and you have to invite the headmaster over and impress him. You can call him up on the telephone; he’ll usually arrive at five PM on the same or the following day, depending on how late you call him.
When the headmaster arrives, you’ll have up to six hours to impress him, by accumulating 100 points on his impression meter, or whatever you choose to call it. In order to do so, you’ll need to serve him a meal (have the Sim with the best Cooking score do this), then give him a tour of the house. This tour will take you from room to room; when you reach a high-Environment area, click on the headmaster and select Show Room. You’ll gain points in each room based on its Environment score.
Lastly, you’ll have to schmooze with the headmaster. Any member of the household can attempt to do this by interacting with him; if you manage to build up a healthy Daily Relationship with him, you’ll gain points here. This would be a good time to use something like the Eclectic Energizer; the better Mood your Sim is in, the more likely you are to successfully knock out a positive interaction. You can also gain bonus points by luring the headmaster into a hot tub, serving him coffee, or by getting him a drink from a bar.
If you manage to sufficiently impress the headmaster, he’ll let you know that your kids have been accepted into his school. As of the next day, all of the kids in the house with C grades or better will begin attending private school. If you didn’t succeed in impressing him, you can keep calling him back as often as you like until you succeed.
SENDING THEM TO COLLEGE
Not every sim teen wants to go to college. Some Sims want to go so badly the desire will appear in the Wants panel. Lucky for the teens, it is very easy to go to college, they only need to have a D- in school.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: Varies
Here’s How:
1. Enter home with the teen(s) that you want to go to college. Have that Teen use the phone to apply for a scholarship (under the College phone menu).
2. Save and leave the house. Click on the Select College button, located at the top left corner of the neighborhood screen.
3. Select the college you want your Sim to attend.
4. Click on the Students icon, in the bottom left corner, and then click on the Send Sims to College icon.
5. A screen titled “Gather a Household Together for College” will appear. Within this screen you can move current teens in the neighborhood and Townie teens to a household. By clicking on a name you will see a picture and scholarship information for that Sim. Use the arrows to add and remove Sims from the household.
6. When you have gathered the Sims you want to include in a household (you can have many different households), click the Accept button.
7. The household will appear in the Students Bin ready to move into a dorm or private residence. If you choose a private residence, you can either move them into a new house or merge the created household with an existing one.
8. OR a teen sim can use the phone to “Move to College”, located under the College menu.
Tips:
1. For the first couple of times playing, I recommend creating smaller households until you are comfortable with the workings of College. Have too many Sims and it’s difficult to keep with up with them all; especially the Townies who do not have any skills.
What You Need:
* “The Sims 2″
* “The Sims 2: University Expansion Pack”
* Teen Ready for College
P.S. Scholarships are VITAL!!! Before heading off to college make sure that the future college student has the most cash to decorate his OR her dorm room or rent a private residence. To apply for a scholarship a Sim only has to use the phone, choose College and then apply for scholarships. A list of the scholarships the Sim is eligible for will be announced.
The Scholarships
* Hogan Award for Athletics: 8 or higher body skill, 750 awarded
* Bain-Gordon Communications Fellowship: 8 or higher charisma skil, 750 awarded
* Kim Metro Prize for Hygienics: 8 or higher cleaning skill, 750 awarded
* London Culinary Arts Scholarship: 8 or higher cooking skill, 750 awarded
* Will Wright Genius Grant: 8 or higher logic skill, 750 awarded
* Bui Engineering Award: 8 or higher mechanical skill, 750 awarded
* Quigley Visual Arts Grant: 8 or higher creative skill, 750 awarded
* SimCity Scholar’s Grant: A- or better in high school, 1,000 awarded
* Extraterrestrial Reparation Grant: Abducted by aliens, 1,500 awarded
* Young Entrepreneurs Award: Level 3 in Teen career, 750 awarded
* Undead Educational Scholarship: Teen Zombie, 1,500 awarded
* Phelps-Wilsonoff Billiards Prize: 8 Pool skill, 1,000 awarded
* Tsang Footwork Award: 8 Dancing skill, 1,000 awarded
* Orphaned Sims Assistance Fund: Sim has no living parents, 1,500 awarded
Academic Grants in College
Sims can also earn grants while in college that are based on their GPA (grades) for each semester.
* A+ = 1,200 awarded
* A = 1,100 awarded
* A- = 1,000 awarded
* B+ = 800 awarded
* B = 700 awarded
* B- = 600 awarded
* C+ = 500 awarded
* C = 400 awarded
* C- = 300 awarded
* D+ and Below = 0
Children and teens will have to go to school every day of the week, from Monday through Friday. This acts a lot like a Career, in that they have a job performance rating (their grades), which they have to be in a good mood before they leave to increase, and that they have some off - hours tasks they need to perform in order to do well in school (namely, their homework).
If you want your child or teen to do well in school, there are three things you need to focus on. The first is their Mood. If they’re in a good Mood before they go to school, then chances are they’ll gain a plus mark after their grade display. If they go in a bad mood, they’ll often earn a minus mark.
Secondly is the aforementioned homework. Homework initially takes a long time to do, but if you ask for and receive help with homework from an adult, you’ll eventually be able to do it twice as fast. When you have completed all your homework, you’ll receive a one-letter increase in grade level after your next day of school.
Lastly, you’ll have to ensure that you attend school every day. If you miss school, you’ll lose a letter grade for every day that you’re absent. If you fall all the way down to an F, you’ll get fired from your job, if you have one. If your Sim gets an F two days in a row, she’ll be removed from the lot by the dreaded Social Worker.
GETTING INTO PRIVATE SCHOOL
In addition to the normal public schooling, you can also attempt to get into private school. There are a number of advantages to private schooling. For one, teenagers will be able to start a new part-time job at level two instead of level one. The hours are also slightly shorter for teens. You also don’t have as much Need Degradation from a day at private school if you compare it to a day at public school.
Of course, getting into private school isn’t a matter of just applying; you have to have good grades (a C or better) and you have to invite the headmaster over and impress him. You can call him up on the telephone; he’ll usually arrive at five PM on the same or the following day, depending on how late you call him.
When the headmaster arrives, you’ll have up to six hours to impress him, by accumulating 100 points on his impression meter, or whatever you choose to call it. In order to do so, you’ll need to serve him a meal (have the Sim with the best Cooking score do this), then give him a tour of the house. This tour will take you from room to room; when you reach a high-Environment area, click on the headmaster and select Show Room. You’ll gain points in each room based on its Environment score.
Lastly, you’ll have to schmooze with the headmaster. Any member of the household can attempt to do this by interacting with him; if you manage to build up a healthy Daily Relationship with him, you’ll gain points here. This would be a good time to use something like the Eclectic Energizer; the better Mood your Sim is in, the more likely you are to successfully knock out a positive interaction. You can also gain bonus points by luring the headmaster into a hot tub, serving him coffee, or by getting him a drink from a bar.
If you manage to sufficiently impress the headmaster, he’ll let you know that your kids have been accepted into his school. As of the next day, all of the kids in the house with C grades or better will begin attending private school. If you didn’t succeed in impressing him, you can keep calling him back as often as you like until you succeed.
SENDING THEM TO COLLEGE
Not every sim teen wants to go to college. Some Sims want to go so badly the desire will appear in the Wants panel. Lucky for the teens, it is very easy to go to college, they only need to have a D- in school.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: Varies
Here’s How:
1. Enter home with the teen(s) that you want to go to college. Have that Teen use the phone to apply for a scholarship (under the College phone menu).
2. Save and leave the house. Click on the Select College button, located at the top left corner of the neighborhood screen.
3. Select the college you want your Sim to attend.
4. Click on the Students icon, in the bottom left corner, and then click on the Send Sims to College icon.
5. A screen titled “Gather a Household Together for College” will appear. Within this screen you can move current teens in the neighborhood and Townie teens to a household. By clicking on a name you will see a picture and scholarship information for that Sim. Use the arrows to add and remove Sims from the household.
6. When you have gathered the Sims you want to include in a household (you can have many different households), click the Accept button.
7. The household will appear in the Students Bin ready to move into a dorm or private residence. If you choose a private residence, you can either move them into a new house or merge the created household with an existing one.
8. OR a teen sim can use the phone to “Move to College”, located under the College menu.
Tips:
1. For the first couple of times playing, I recommend creating smaller households until you are comfortable with the workings of College. Have too many Sims and it’s difficult to keep with up with them all; especially the Townies who do not have any skills.
What You Need:
* “The Sims 2″
* “The Sims 2: University Expansion Pack”
* Teen Ready for College
P.S. Scholarships are VITAL!!! Before heading off to college make sure that the future college student has the most cash to decorate his OR her dorm room or rent a private residence. To apply for a scholarship a Sim only has to use the phone, choose College and then apply for scholarships. A list of the scholarships the Sim is eligible for will be announced.
The Scholarships
* Hogan Award for Athletics: 8 or higher body skill, 750 awarded
* Bain-Gordon Communications Fellowship: 8 or higher charisma skil, 750 awarded
* Kim Metro Prize for Hygienics: 8 or higher cleaning skill, 750 awarded
* London Culinary Arts Scholarship: 8 or higher cooking skill, 750 awarded
* Will Wright Genius Grant: 8 or higher logic skill, 750 awarded
* Bui Engineering Award: 8 or higher mechanical skill, 750 awarded
* Quigley Visual Arts Grant: 8 or higher creative skill, 750 awarded
* SimCity Scholar’s Grant: A- or better in high school, 1,000 awarded
* Extraterrestrial Reparation Grant: Abducted by aliens, 1,500 awarded
* Young Entrepreneurs Award: Level 3 in Teen career, 750 awarded
* Undead Educational Scholarship: Teen Zombie, 1,500 awarded
* Phelps-Wilsonoff Billiards Prize: 8 Pool skill, 1,000 awarded
* Tsang Footwork Award: 8 Dancing skill, 1,000 awarded
* Orphaned Sims Assistance Fund: Sim has no living parents, 1,500 awarded
Academic Grants in College
Sims can also earn grants while in college that are based on their GPA (grades) for each semester.
* A+ = 1,200 awarded
* A = 1,100 awarded
* A- = 1,000 awarded
* B+ = 800 awarded
* B = 700 awarded
* B- = 600 awarded
* C+ = 500 awarded
* C = 400 awarded
* C- = 300 awarded
* D+ and Below = 0
Don't forget you need Sims 2 University to get your Sims into college.
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