I've never understood why so many people like university in The Sims!
I will only be for it if its a pack that is based on upgrading the whole schooling system. Active school days for children and teens, teacher career, preschool for the toddlers (though still hoping for a Generations EP in the future), university, homeschooling, boarding schools...
What do you think?
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I find the 'go to school' aspect pretty boring myself, especially when I went back to play in S2 and S3. Really only the new activities for sims to do had any interest. I mean you're basically going to school to level up a few levels in a career that'd take around the same amoutn of time to do being stuck in a University. More of a better and updated school system for younger sims I'd be all for and maybe sims being able to home school as well?
Just something a bit more different, can still have sims go to a university would just like a bit more variety.
I don't think they would upgrade the schooling system sadly as this is TS4 and already people I hoping that TS5 will be better, it would be nice to have more to do with children and teen sims as I tend to get bored with them really quickly but you never know what could happen so I will keep dreaming!
I did enjoy University in the other Sims games and I played it often as it was one of my fave EPs. I loved the world we got for Uni in TS3, I always thought it was a pretty world.
I always said that a University EP would be the last thing I buy for TS4 (Pets, Seasons and Uni are my must haves), unless they bring out something really good after then I might but it is a long shot!
I'd rather have a general education pack, though. Private schools, boarding schools, uniforms, after-school clubs activities, prom, impressing a headmaster, getting diplomas and degrees. As someone who's a legal guardian to two young twerps, I've come to really appreciate school and how it changes for its students over the years.
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That aside, I think it would be great if this time around, your sims could earn special abilities or perks based on majors, minors, or electives that they choose to pursue in college. Sims 2 had the end-of-year rewards like extra want slots and locks, which were great, but they're also generic because they apply to all students.
And maybe give special perks for other experiences like joining a Greek house or other clubs. The clique system in TS3 was also interesting, but it was tedious to maintain influence and I eventually stopped bothering with it altogether.
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I especially liked sending magical sims and pretending they were attending an adult version of Hogwarts.
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I mean, it's a life simulator. If you want an overhaul of the education system, them uni kind of falls into that category. Plus it's entirely optional whether you send your sims to uni or not. For me the university pack just adds a lot more variety and life into the game. I can use it to keep things interesting. I'm hoping it's added at some point in the near future.
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Something I always did with my college students in TS2 was after they had completed a semester I would send them on vacation for a while. While they were off of the campus, the school timer stopped, meaning when they got back to school, it would pick right back up where it was when they left for their vacation.
I would rather have 3 types offered, College, University or Apprenticeships if we do have to have an education EP.
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Because university, (and tertiary education in general) is awesome!
When was the last time you trusted a doctor who hadn't been to uni? It's a pretty unrealistic scenario. Sims should not be able to reach the top end of most careers without attending uni (and studying the correct fields).
I always find it so weird when people mention that, but not school of the air.
Which appear to have been fetishised. You should read up on the experiences of Prince Charles and the horror of a boarding school that he was sent to.
University is awesome! Education is awesome!
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