Artist Career

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I'm trying to get Darren Dreamer to become an artist (career added by
university), and have looked on the computer daily for about 2 weeks now but
there has never been an offer for a job as an artist. Is this career
different from the others in that it isn't actually a 'career' but just
painting and selling, which you could do before, or should I just keep
checking?

 

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Will Bradshaw wrote:
> I'm trying to get Darren Dreamer to become an artist (career added
by
> university), and have looked on the computer daily for about 2 weeks
> now but there has never been an offer for a job as an artist. Is
> this career different from the others in that it isn't actually a
> 'career' but just painting and selling, which you could do before,
or
> should I just keep checking?

Just use boolprop testingcheatsenabled true and shift click on the
newspaper. You can pick any career you want.

 

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Will Bradshaw wrote:

> I'm trying to get Darren Dreamer to become an artist (career
> added by
> university), and have looked on the computer daily for about 2
> weeks
> now but there has never been an offer for a job as an artist.
> Is
> this career different from the others in that it isn't actually
> a
> 'career' but just painting and selling, which you could do
> before, or
> should I just keep checking?

I don't think you can get the new jobs without having actually
studied at the university.

T.

 

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Taemon wrote:
> I don't think you can get the new jobs without having actually
> studied at the university.

Yep, I just checked the manual. "There are four new career paths that your
Sims can pursue in The Sims 2 University if they get that highly valued
college degree." Oh well.

 

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Will Bradshaw wrote:
> I'm trying to get Darren Dreamer to become an artist (career added by
> university), and have looked on the computer daily for about 2 weeks
> now but there has never been an offer for a job as an artist. Is
> this career different from the others in that it isn't actually a
> 'career' but just painting and selling, which you could do before, or
> should I just keep checking?

Darren will never be able to do that since he doesn't have a university
degree and there is no way to get him one. Poor Darrren.

Gareeth

 

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Gareeth wrote:

> Will Bradshaw wrote:
>
>>I'm trying to get Darren Dreamer to become an artist (career added by
>>university), and have looked on the computer daily for about 2 weeks
>>now but there has never been an offer for a job as an artist. Is
>>this career different from the others in that it isn't actually a
>>'career' but just painting and selling, which you could do before, or
>>should I just keep checking?
>
>
> Darren will never be able to do that since he doesn't have a university
> degree and there is no way to get him one. Poor Darrren.
>
> Gareeth
>
>

Can't you reverse age him with boolprop, and then send him off?

-georg

 

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georg wrote:
>
> Can't you reverse age him with boolprop, and then send him off?
>
>
Probably but when I answer things I am usually talking about the pure game.
Not what you can do with cheats and programs as it seems to be possible to
do just about anything that way.

Gareeth

 

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Gareeth wrote:
> Will Bradshaw wrote:
>
>>I'm trying to get Darren Dreamer to become an artist (career added by
>>university), and have looked on the computer daily for about 2 weeks
>>now but there has never been an offer for a job as an artist. Is
>>this career different from the others in that it isn't actually a
>>'career' but just painting and selling, which you could do before, or
>>should I just keep checking?
>
>
> Darren will never be able to do that since he doesn't have a university
> degree and there is no way to get him one. Poor Darrren.

That's really stupid then, since being an artist is one career where you
really don't need a university degree. Many of not most prominent
artists do not have a university degree, or if they do, it's not
directly related to their field--i.e., they studied chemistry, but
decided upon graduating that they liked painting or the theater better.

On the other hand, you apparently can get a career in the game in the
business or medical fields without a college degree. Hmmmmm...

--
--Cuth

 

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Cuthbert Gurdlestone wrote:
>
> That's really stupid then, since being an artist is one career where you
> really don't need a university degree. Many of not most prominent
> artists do not have a university degree, or if they do, it's not
> directly related to their field--i.e., they studied chemistry, but
> decided upon graduating that they liked painting or the theater better.
>
> On the other hand, you apparently can get a career in the game in the
> business or medical fields without a college degree. Hmmmmm...
>

I know several people in business with no degree, including an AA,
including my beloved.

And I know several people in the medical field who may not have a
college degree either... Most of them are medical transcriptionists, and
I wouldn't want any of them *treating* me... but they are directly
involved in patient care and need to know all those funky words and what
they mean.

I do like how it is kind of sort of realistic about working your way up
from the bottom, and you do have to study for your promotions.

-georg
who studied art and literature in college, which means I'd be a great
Criminal by the expansion's standards.

 

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georg wrote:
> Cuthbert Gurdlestone wrote:
>
>>
>> That's really stupid then, since being an artist is one career where
>> you really don't need a university degree. Many of not most prominent
>> artists do not have a university degree, or if they do, it's not
>> directly related to their field--i.e., they studied chemistry, but
>> decided upon graduating that they liked painting or the theater better.
>>
>> On the other hand, you apparently can get a career in the game in the
>> business or medical fields without a college degree. Hmmmmm...
>>
>
> I know several people in business with no degree, including an AA,
> including my beloved.

By AA do you mean Administrative Assistant? Of course they don't need a
degree. I was an AA while working my way through u-grad school. That's
not hard-core business career track, tho.

>
> And I know several people in the medical field who may not have a
> college degree either... Most of them are medical transcriptionists...

See my above comments about AAs.

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Cuthbert Gurdlestone wrote:

> georg wrote:
>
>> Cuthbert Gurdlestone wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> That's really stupid then, since being an artist is one career where
>>> you really don't need a university degree. Many of not most
>>> prominent artists do not have a university degree, or if they do,
>>> it's not directly related to their field--i.e., they studied
>>> chemistry, but decided upon graduating that they liked painting or
>>> the theater better.
>>>
>>> On the other hand, you apparently can get a career in the game in the
>>> business or medical fields without a college degree. Hmmmmm...
>>>
>>
>> I know several people in business with no degree, including an AA,
>> including my beloved.
>
>
> By AA do you mean Administrative Assistant? Of course they don't need a
> degree. I was an AA while working my way through u-grad school. That's
> not hard-core business career track, tho.

No, the AA degree. Associate of Arts. It's a 2-year college degree.

And I meant more than just a secretary in business. I know people in
management without even that much. My sweetie is a technical writer/web
guru.

Of course, most are past military NCOs, but not always.

-georg

 

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You need a degree to go into business - that's news to me!

Best wishes
Maxon


"Cuthbert Gurdlestone" <chgurdlestone1154@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> That's really stupid then, since being an artist is one career where you
> really don't need a university degree. Many of not most prominent
> artists do not have a university degree, or if they do, it's not
> directly related to their field--i.e., they studied chemistry, but
> decided upon graduating that they liked painting or the theater better.
>
> On the other hand, you apparently can get a career in the game in the
> business or medical fields without a college degree. Hmmmmm...
>
> --
> --Cuth
>

 

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Maxon wrote:
> You need a degree to go into business - that's news to me!

But the Sim doesn't start his own business. He or she joins a company
and works up the ranks to the very top. For that you do need a degree
almost always. You don't, however, need a degree to be an artist.

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Maybe that's true in the US, it isn't here though I'm sure quite a lot of
companies do ask for degrees/graduates. I know plenty of people who've done
well in business careers who didn't go to college first.

Then again, I've known a couple of people who've done really well in
business and then gone into academia - they're a real oddity for most of us
(academics). There's a real culture clash between the two worlds - that's
something I find interesting. Though not interesting enough to find out
about the culture of the business world - I had too much of that before I
went to college.

It's also true that you don't need a degree to be an artist but if you want
to be taken seriously in an art-world career you have to be really
exceptional to do well without the conventional training. I'm sure you can
think of some examples. The main thing art degrees - well art(s)
departments - pass on is the culture of art. A lot of contemporary art is
about the culture of art.

Best wishes
Maxon

"Cuthbert Gurdlestone" <chgurdlestone1154@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Maxon wrote:
> > You need a degree to go into business - that's news to me!
>
> But the Sim doesn't start his own business. He or she joins a company
> and works up the ranks to the very top. For that you do need a degree
> almost always. You don't, however, need a degree to be an artist.
>
> --
> --Cuth
>