Won't load while traveling to University

Other people are reporting the same problems with this. I don't think this classifies as a crashing issue, more like a freezing issue, so I suggest you check out the Univeristy bug thread here at:
http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/647877.page

Thank-you, seems like everyone is having issues with this game. I didn't see that anyone had the exact same problem as mine, though. Hoping someone on the thread will post a solution

rubahluba wrote:
Hi, when I send my Sim off to university, it loads about 95% of the way and then just stops. The music still goes and it still gives game tips, but its basically stuck at 95%. It has worked in the past, so I'm not sure what's happening. Anyone know anything about this?

how long did you wait at 95%?

reason i ask is because if its not your first visit the game as to update the university hood put more sims in take out sims from uni etc which can take time if your processor speed is low, if the game tips and music is still goin my guess its not crashed its just taking time to load.

mine loads to 70% stops for a bit this is probably where its loading the town then next at 95% this will be adding and updating sims.mine does take a while to load it to.

if you hit crl alt delete bring up task manager while on sims 3 look at the application part if its says running then its just taking its time, if it say not responding then you know it has crashed.

For anyone else having this issue, I did some testing and found out the problem was the world I was using. Aurora Skies and University Life seem to not be compatable, at least not for me.

I'm having the same problem I got the game two days ago but mine only loads 2% and freezes although music still plays but everything else just stops. I've started over five times and have tried every method I've found, but it freezes at the same spot and has been since 7 am this morning... plz help I just want to send my daughter to college! :cry: :?:

I had this problem, too. I was using Aurora Skies, and sent my Sims to University. It took FOREVER to load. It loaded 98% of the way, then just hung out for awhile. I walked away from my computer to go to something else, and when I eventually came back it had loaded fine. So unless it actually freezes, it'll eventually load.

I had to take a mod out cause it was conflicting. Don't know if you use mods though.

I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem, but I feel bad because I don't use any mods and I do not use Aurora SKies. I have sent my sims to university three times already, but now I'm having problems. Everytime it's almost fully loaded, it stops. My pc says the game is still working, but in fact it never concludes.

Doesn't matter how much time my computer remains on, it doesn't complete. :\

I have experienced this on several occasions.

Here is the fix I use:

Go to Edit Town
Click on the University Icon to Edit the University
When the University Town loads up, click on the Home Icon.
When your home world loads up, send your Sims to University. It should load up fine.

Hope this helps :D

I was having the same issue where it would just stop loading and keep running (I even let it sit for two hours!) After a few failed attempts and changing some things around I discovered it only happened in one of my games (Lucky Palms). I had another glitch occur earlier in that game so I just took it with a grain of salt that no one in that game file could go to university. Have you tried other families/neighborhoods to see if they work?