Hey Guys! ❣️So I've been focusing on kid and teen gameplay for the last few months, and one of the features I wanted to add is the requirement for teens to have to take the SAT (Sim Aptitude Test) , write a college essay, complete volunteer hours, and stay in contact with their teachers in order to get a full ride scholarship.
A teen who studies hard, completes official volunteer hours, writes a strong essay, keeps stress under control, gets help from teachers and counselors, and avoids cheating will have the best chance of winning the scholarship. A teen who procrastinates, panics, melts down, fakes volunteer hours, or applies before they are ready may lose their chance completely.
The No Sim Left Behind Scholarship is worth 75,000 simoleons.
Teen Sims can study for the SAT using their homework book. Studying increases their hidden SAT preparation count, which directly affects their future SAT score.
The more your teen studies, the better their score can be.
However, studying also increases stress. A teen who studies constantly without managing stress may become overwhelmed, which can hurt their scholarship chances.
The recommended number of SAT study sessions is around 12, though this can be tuned through XML (s3pe required)
Teen Sims can pull an all-nighter using their homework book. This gives a larger SAT prep boost than regular studying, but it also adds much more stress.
All-nighters are useful when a Sim is behind, desperate, or trying to cram before the SAT. However, relying on them too much can make the teen burn out.
Teen Sims can make a study playlist on the computer.
This is a lighter, more fun interaction. It helps reduce stress and gives a small boost to future SAT performance.
This interaction is useful when a teen is getting overwhelmed and needs something that still helps college prep without being as intense as studying or essay writing.
❣️How to Complete Volunteer Hours
Teen Sims can complete volunteer hours at the school rabbithole.
The mod treats these as school approved volunteer events.
Each volunteer session adds volunteer hours to the Sim’s hidden record.
Volunteer hours are important for the scholarship, but there is one key detail:
Volunteer hours do not oficially count until the teen submits the volunteer hour form on the computer.
This means a teen can complete hours, but if they forget to submit the form, the scholarship system may still treat their official hours as zero.
After completing volunteer hours, teen Sims need to submit their volunteer hour form on the computer.
This makes their volunteer hours official.
For the best scholarship chance, the Sim should reach the required number of volunteer hours and then submit the form before applying or claiming the scholarship.
By default, the scholarship expects around 100 official volunteer hours for the strongest application.
Teen Sims can fake volunteer hours on the computer.
This adds volunteer hours to their record, but the mod also tracks how many of those hours are fake.
Immediately after faking them
During scholarship application review
While checking scholarship status
During the final claim review
If fake hours are caught, the scholarship application is denied.
❣️How To Submit College Essay
Teen Sims can write a college essay on the computer.
The essay has a hidden quality score from 0 to 10. A stronger essay improves the scholarship chance.
Certain traits may help the Sim improve the essay faster. Sims who are studious, ambitious, perfectionist, or naturally academic may have an easier time building essay quality.
A weak essay is better than nothing, but a high-quality essay gives the teen a stronger application.
Teen Sims can email a teacher from the computer.
This interaction represents the teen reaching out for academic help, application advice, or feedback. It can slightly improve essay quality and reduce stress.
Emailing a teacher also helps when asking for a teacher recommendation later.
A teen who contacts their teacher first has a better chance of receiving a recommendation than one who asks out of nowhere.
❣️How to Ask Teacher for Recommendation
Teen Sims can ask a teacher for a scholarship recommendation through the computer.
This interaction is not guaranteed to succeed. The chance improves if the teen has emailed the teacher, written a decent essay, or has traits that suggest they are hardworking or academically focused.
If successful, the teen receives a teacher recommendation, which gives a strong scholarship boost.
If rejected, the teen gains stress. They may need to study more, improve the essay, email the teacher, or try again later.
❣️How to Ask Counselor About Scholarships
Teen Sims can ask a school counselor about scholarships on the computer.
This interaction gives the scholarship application a helpful boost and reduces stress slightly. It represents the teen getting official guidance on what they need to do to prepare.
Counselor help also makes the teen’s application look more organized and responsible.
Teen Sims can take the SAT at the school rabbithole.
The SAT score is calculated using several factors, including:
How much the Sim studied
How many all-nighters they pulled
Whether they made a study playlist
Whether they asked a counselor for help
Whether they emailed a teacher
Helpful traits
Negative traits
Stress level
Meltdown count
Retake status
The score is not completely random. A prepared Sim has a much better chance of doing well.
The SAT score can range from a low score to a strong scholarship-level score. A strong SAT score gives a major boost to the scholarship application.
If a Sim does poorly on the SAT, they can retake it at school.
Retakes can improve the score, but they are not guaranteed to do so. The mod keeps track of the Sim’s best SAT score, so if the retake is worse, the best score remains unchanged.
This allows teens to recover from a bad first attempt, but they should study more before retaking if they want better results.
❣️How to Submit Scholarship Application
Teen Sims can apply for the No Sim Left Behind Scholarship on the computer.
Applying submits the application and sets the scholarship status to pending.
The application chance is affected by:
SAT score
SAT study sessions
Essay quality
Official volunteer hours
Teacher recommendation
Counselor help
Teacher emails
Study playlist
Stress level
Meltdowns
Panic
Fake volunteer hours
Whether fake hours were caught
Applying does not automatically pay the scholarship. The Sim must apply first, then check their status, and finally claim the scholarship when ready.
Teen Sims can check their No Sim Left Behind status on the computer.
This is one of the most useful interactions in the mod.
It shows a full breakdown of the teen’s scholarship profile.
❣️How to Claim Scholarship
Teen Sims can claim the No Sim Left Behind Scholarship on the computer.
This is the final review.
If the application is approved, the household receives:
❣️New Sim To Sim Interactions
These interactions appear under College Prep… when clicking another Sim.
Teen Sims can have a full school meltdown in front of another Sim. This lowers stress because the teen lets everything out, but it has consequences. It increases meltdown count,
It hurts school performance, and It hurts scholarship chances.
Teen Sims can stress about the future with another teen or older Sim. It raises stress but can slightly improve the relationship because the teen is being vulnerable.
After taking the SAT, a teen can panic over their SAT score with another Sim.
This interaction is especially useful after a low score. It increases panic count and stress, which can slightly hurt the scholarship chance if the Sim keeps spiraling. Its mostly a storytelling interaction!
The mod includes a debug menu for testing.
To find it, click the teen Sim and go to:
DEBUG: Show College Prep Record
DEBUG: Reset College Prep Record
DEBUG: Make Scholarship Ready
DEBUG: Force Approve Scholarship
DEBUG: Force Deny Scholarship
DEBUG: Claim Scholarship
DEBUG: Give Bad SAT Score
DEBUG: Add Fake Volunteer Hours
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