How Do You Change the Kids to Private on The Sims 2: Life Stories?

"The Sims 2: Life Stories" follows the life stories of different Sims and deals with their new friends, new experiences and other surprises. Changing children from a public to a private school gives the kids skill points instead of cash and lessens the fun depletion the kids suffer while going to public school. Getting the Headmaster to accept your kid takes some work, but once you impress the Headmaster by a tour of your home, your child will be going to private school in no time.

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  Build up your Sim's cooking skill to at least five or six points. Clean everything possible in the house: do the dishes, vacuum, tidy up. Call the Repairman to fix the TV if it is broken; do not attempt to fix this yourself.

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  Pick up any old newspapers on the front lawn and make sure it is clean. Add extra lights to the front lawn to improve the decor; two lights framing the start of the sidewalk and two more framing the front door will be sufficient. Add the cheapest possible fountain to the front lawn.

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  Add one painting with an environment score of 10 to the lounge room. Add two ceiling lights to improve the lighting. Make the bed in the bedroom. Add lights and sculptures, if necessary, to improve the environment score of the bedroom.

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  Buy a cheap set of a table and chairs if you don't already own them and make sure they're of the same make and color. Add a "Love Tub" to the front lawn; it's possible to earn bonus points if the Headmaster's tour goes well enough to get him into the tub. Pick up the phone and invite the Headmaster over.

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  Maximize your Sim's need for fun, sleep, food and bladder before the Headmaster arrives at 5 p.m. to make sure your Sim is in a good mood. Have your child ready at the gate at 5 p.m. to greet the Headmaster as he arrives; if your child is not there by 6 p.m., the Headmaster will leave. Click on the Headmaster and select "Entertain-Give Tour" to begin the tour of your home.

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  Click on "Show Room" in each individual room to show it to the Headmaster; your front lawn counts as a room. Make a complex dish for dinner with your increased cooking skill. Use the "schmooze" option to talk to the Headmaster after dinner if you still need to make the required 90 points needed for him to invite your child to attend private school.