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djsboonie
New Scout
3 years ago

Can't sign up for Distinguished Physics degree

I tried signing my sim up for a Distinguished Physics degree, but the option is greyed out saying her skills aren't good enough. She's level 10 in Robotics and Rocket Science & level 8 in Handiness, which are the three skills listed for the degree. Is it possible her skills are too high?

ETA: I went in to a different save where the sim also has two degrees but her skill levels for the three needed for physics are different (10 handiness, 8 robotics & 5 rocket science) and the distinguished physics degree was available. So looks like her skills actually might be too high; though I changed her skill levels using MCCC and it still says her skills aren't sufficient. More research (aka poking around :)) for me I guess.
  • It's random. You start with a 5/20 chance of acceptance and then several factors can increase that chance.
    https://www.carls-sims-4-guide.com/expansionpacks/discoveruniversity/degrees/physics.php
    The skills you mention increase the chance by x8 each, which is a lot, but it's still not a 100% sure thing.

    You can check university application status at a computer to bring up the notification screen again and confirm whether you were accepted to the distinguished degree or not.
    If not, you can either wait a few days and apply again, or load a previous version of the save and replay your application :) It would be very unlikely to fail to get in twice in a row with those skills.

  • bandit34's avatar
    bandit34
    Seasoned Traveler
    if you can't get just use the mailbox too enroll in university. You can cheat your way in with testing cheats enabled.
  • @ bandit5 sorry, I should have put in my original post that this would be her 3rd degree; so she's already enrolled. Thanks for the suggestion though :).
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    bandit34
    Seasoned Traveler
    if you not mind using a mod then take out after mc mod lets you give a degree too your sim
  • @bandit5 I have mccc, so just might look in to that if I can't figure out the problem. Thanks again!