Like several other Sims from Sim State University, Jared starts off with no gender preference. He is 72 hours away from the final exam in his first semester, when he is first moved into a household. When editing in SimPE, Jared's zodiac sign is not recognized. Strangely when his relationships are viewed in SimPE, Jared recognizes Sierra Zhang as his love interest, but the relation isn't mutual, as Sierra doesn't even know him. The reason for this unrequited relation is unexplained, but there are a few other playable Sims from University that have these sorts of quirks.