Maxis scholarships, expanded some more

I've been sick and not feeling much like playing over the weekend, so I'm putting this up in lieu of the Lane post! Hopefully, you'll enjoy some nerdery in its place. ;)

Some of you have probably seen Starr's awesome post over at Apple Valley; if you haven't, go over and check it out! In it, she details the different ways she's made the Maxis scholarships more meaningful for her game, along with a few of her own scholarships which she's added. When she posted about it at N99 a few weeks ago, I decided to share my own ideas for some of the scholarships she hadn't expanded.

Any Sim who meets the criteria set out by EA can earn these scholarships but they may need to meet some extra criteria to get the extra perks in the expanded system.

Here, I'm only including the scholarships I've come up with my own ideas for or the one where I've adjusted Starr's. If a scholarship isn't listed here, it means I'm either following the Apple Valley system to the letter with that one or that the scholarship has no extra perks attached to it. Clear as mud? Let's go!

Bain-Gordon Communication Fellowship (earned with 8 Charisma points)

Expansion: Student pays only half-tuition if they intend to major in Journalism.

Kim Metro Prize For Hygienics (earned with 8 Cleaning points)

Expansion: Student pays only half-tuition for undergraduate studies if they intend to major in a pre-med related major.

London Culinary Arts Grant (earned with 8 Cooking points)

Expansion: Student pays only half-tuition for undergraduate studies if they intend to major in Culinary Arts.

Will Wright Genius Grant (earned with 8 Logic points)

Expansion: Student will receive a laptop. Student pays only half-tuition for undergraduate studies if they intend to major in Education.

Bui Engineering Award (earned with 8 Mechanical points)

Expansion: Student will receive a laptop. Student pays only half-tuition for undergraduate studies if they intend to major in Architecture.

Quigley Visual Arts Grant (earned with 8 Creativity points)

Expansion: Student pays only half-tuition for undergraduate studies if they intend to major in a fine arts related major.

Emma Gottlieb earned this one and because she's a Ceramics major, she (or her parents) will pay half-tuition.

Young Entrepreneur's Award (earned when Sim reaches the top of a teen career)

Expansion: Student will receive a laptop. Student pays only half-tuition for undergraduate studies if they intend to major in a business-related major.

SimCity Scholar's Grant (earned when Sim gets a grade of A- or above)

Expansion: Student will receive a laptop. With an SAS score (see here for information on calculation the SAS) of 70 or above, consistent As all throughout high school and an A+ at high school graduation, student pays no tuition.

Tsang Footwork Award (earned with 8 Dance points, which is a hidden skill)

Expansion: Sim pays only half-tuition if they intend to major in Dance.

Orphaned Sims Assistance Fund (earned when Sim has no living parent)

Expansion: Sims pays no tuition.

I've also finally figured out exactly what will be required to earn my Governor's Grant.

Governor’s Grant

Will be awarded to one financially disadvantaged student per year, who has the highest SAS score of all candidates. Provides full tuition, plus a laptop. If GPA of 3.8 is achieved, student may continue to receive full tuition for post-graduate studies, if they so desire.

In 2038, the first year it has been in place, the Governor's Grant went to Justin Moretti. The cost of the laptop and the tuition come out of the hood treasury. It's going to be a huge load off for Justin's parents, and for the parents of any future recipients.

If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them in Comments. Thanks again to Starr for coming up with the idea of expanding the scholarships - I'm looking forward to playing around with them some more. :)