[FIXED] [DU] Sims fail university despite meeting all criteria

Workaround:

1.Seat a well-fed and well-rested Sim in front of the computer and select University -> Course tasks -> Study -> subject.
2. We wait until the Sim learns the subject of the course (it takes about 4-5 hours) if no one disturbs the Sim. it is good to cut him off from additional stimuli, such as talking with household members, listening to music, etc.
3. After a few hours, your Sim will get the Confidence (Books) Blue Moodlet:
- 1st stage is the "learning mood" - Sim can stop learning for a moment, follow the need, eat something, but we have to watch the time and be careful not to let the moodlet go down.
- 2nd stage - Now the sim returns to learning the same course and we wait until the "well prepared" moodlet appears

4. Now we can finish learning the course subject. This is important because if the Sim learns too long, the sim will get the "nervous" moodlet and he does not know which subject it is and what is happening.
5. With the "well prepared" moodlet, you can easily do homework or prepare a presentation. Sims cannot start learning a new lesson item then.
6. We must pass all required courses this way. Unfortunately, there is no information anywhere in the game that the sim has already learned these courses and he has not learned those yet, so it is worth writing down what we have already done. It is otherwise easy to get confused if a sim studies more than two courses.
7. In one weekend we are able to teach Sim four courses, and if he is, for example, a vampire, he will still have time to make a presentation and write a term paper. Then all that's left is to go to classes and hang around during the week (well, you have to do your homework). Maximum grades guaranteed.
Sim even if he has level 10 skills must go through this whole process and get this moodlet well prepared

@Lynnsinger209 Back in June 2020 I sent a save file to SimGuruNick for a different issue, but in that message I mentioned this problem. His response was that they are aware of it and are working to fix it. That gave me so much hope back then, until the next like 3 packs came out and months went by with nothing. Idk if tweeting him would help (I doubt it), but according to him their team is aware this problem exists. The thing is that with every new pack comes new problems, and lots of them. Thus, these issues get pushed to the back every time because they're more focused on fixing the new problems. The absolute best way to get their attention is to have a LOT of people choose "Me Too", which doesn't really seem to be the case here.

You mean 14+ Pages of complaints is "not enough people" to bother fixing this bug?

I have been playing DU since its launch and never had issues with it. Maybe I was just lucky, maybe there is indeed a glitch that I somehow managed to avoid. Anyways, here is what I figured out to be always working to get an A+ in every course in any of the degree programs (always taking 4 courses in a term x 3 terms):

① Make sure all the relevant skills are maxed out manually (meaning without the help of cheats/mods) before you enroll. In addition to the major skills (i.e. cooking, painting etc.) I always max out on writing and research/debate since they appear to be adding some bonus whilst studying in general.

② Make sure, there is no CC in any form or shape in your game since, as someone pointed out a while ago, CC computers/laptops may be corrupted (turning in papers or asking profs about progress might not work properly). In addition, I never use cheats/mods in order to alter progress or generate needs/moods

③ Enroll on a Friday so you can finish all your homework, papers and presentations (with "excellent/outstanding" quality) during the weekend and deliver them asap (even before the message "A new term has started" appears on Monday morning). I do hand in the papers on Sundays, presentation boards on Mondays if there is an open time slot.

④ Attend every class with "Take notes" attitude

⑤ Never spend time to study extra hours (not even if the class concludes with a final exam). I usually spend the hours prior to an exam going fishing with a friend. 😉

This procedure has become so much of a routine to me that I play it in 3x speed without ever having problems. And most importantly, none of my Sims had gotten any grade other than an A+. As I said, maybe this works only for me but I'd be glad if some poor Sims out there get the grades they truly deserve. 🥳