Distinguished Degrees and Careers

Oooh good insight @Spikefan74 and @kusurusu! Good work, Sims fam! ????????????

I'm gonna make an educated guess as I was looking for the same answer and say having the skill for the degree at level 3-5 will most likely get you the distinguished one (however I have not found this confirmed yet simply a guess).

I wrote this down from a lets play, which only showed University of Britechester (Green one)

Degrees give mid-level start at careers while Distinguished Degrees gives a high-level start. Both have signing bonuses, increased daily pay, job performance, and more vacation days.

Degrees:
Biology leads to = bodybuilder
Computer Science = Computer Engineer, Freelance Programmer, Oracle, and Start-up Entrepreneur
Economics = Administrator and Investor
Physics = Mechanical Engineer and Space Ranger
Psychology = Diamond Agent and Professor
Villany = Boss, Interstellar Smuggler, and Villain

Distinguished Degrees:
History = Judge
Language + Literature = Author, Freelance Writer, and Private Attorney.

Or they didn't have all packs installed. Boosted careers according to another gameplay video:
Biology - Bodybuilder, Botanist, Doctor, Marine Biologist
Computer Science - Computer Engineer, Freelance Programmer, Oracle, Start-up Entrepreneur
Economics - Administrator, Enviromental Manager, Investor
Physics - Mechanical Engineer, Scientist, Space Ranger
Villainy - Boss, Interstellar Smuggler, Villain

I hope you still can apply for distinguished degrees if you start as an adult

Good! I suppose if there's one for doc, there will be distinguished degrees for others aswell.

A Distinguished Degree is simply a degree from a program that is considered prestigious from that school. All degrees are available with "Distinguished" status, but Britechester has seven of them and the remaining six are at Foxbury.

Britechester degrees -- Italics indicates distinguished status
Art History
Culinary Arts
Language and Literature
Fine Art
History
Drama
Communications
Biology
Computer Science
Economics
Physics
Psychology
Villainy

Foxbury Institute -- Italics indicates distinguished status
Art History
Culinary Arts
Language and Literature
Fine Art
History
Drama
Communications
Biology
Computer Science
Economics
Physics
Psychology
Villainy

You can receive a degree in History from Foxbury, but it won't be quite as prestigious as one from Britechester.
You can get a degree in Economics from Britechester, but it won't be quite as prestigious as one from Foxbury.

Wonder how DU impacts Get Famous.
Is there any value to send a teen to college if they are on the path to becoming famous and being an actor?
Like how would a degree in Drama really impact a Get Famous career?

"troshalom;c-17307671" wrote:
Wonder how DU impacts Get Famous.
Is there any value to send a teen to college if they are on the path to becoming famous and being an actor?
Like how would a degree in Drama really impact a Get Famous career?

From the sounds of it, at the highest level, your actor sim would start at level 5 (not 1), get an initial signing bonus, earn more money (which is great because acting is currently underpaid in the game), earn PTO faster and have better job performance. Since degrees act like reward traits, a degree in acting may also improve skill building rates or allow sims to gain more fame and reputation as well.

If I was a betting man- and I am, it's a serious problem!- I would say the skills required for the career(s) the degree will give you a boost to. Like charisma/logic for business would make sense.

"popstarissa;c-17308693" wrote:
@Dijktafone good point. I want to get my Sim into the Lawyer career so by the looks of it, Language and Literature might be the best bet for a Uni degree. Guessing I should sharpen his writing and charisma skills to be eligible for a Distinguished Degree.

The new Research/Debate skill will also be handy too, but you can only start learning that one after you already got the pack.