Instead of just university, what if we got a generic School Pack? There would be a bit less focus on university and in return we would have High School and Elementary School improved on. Some things the pack could contain besides University related content:HomeschoolingPrivate SchoolBoarding SchoolAfter School ActivitiesMore Playground Equipment such as swings and slidesDoing homework on the computerTaking College Courses and tests in High SchoolGrades in Elementary and High School affecting your College Success Tutor NPC for kids doing bad in school or kids who want to get even better gradesLaptopsEducation CareerAs for the College Side of things the usual would apply, just not as in depth as sims 3 or 2 university.For example, in my opinion we really don't need a giant world for university. Maybe 7 or so lots like a gamepack world, a bigger world would be nice if possible.For the first time though, your College sims can choose to live on or off Campus. In sims 2 and sims 3 you really couldn't travel off campus that much. Sims 2 you kind of could, but you couldn't live at home if memory serves correct. With sims 3 you were stuck in that university world, but on the plus side you could take shorter terms to get breaks to go back home. In the sims 4 university, you can choose to stay at home or live in a dorm or soriety house. You can freely travel between the worlds as you see fit. This is very similar to real life with a lot of people choosing to either live on campus or away. What are your thoughts? Would you rather see a University Expansion and a School gamepack? what would you like to see in these packs?

Yes yes & yes. University honestly should have been the first EP I mean it only makes sense.Love your ideas especially the option to commute to school

I would especially love home or online schooling. Those are all great ideas though. Hit post too early... I'm thinking about seeing if I can keep my kids from school and just cheat their grades to pretend they are homeschooled. They can read or work on skills and I'll give them the grade they deserve.

I'd rather just have university. I'd like private schools back and for grades to count toward something, but that's about it. I don't care that much about the child age, it seems like the least fun time to explore school life- short lifespans, and they can't do much anyway, like have parties, get girlfriends/boyfriends, and school grades don't matter much anyway. Usually, I just let them skip school and explore. Teens/YA this time around need more to separate them from adults than past iterations anyway, limiting the University EP would be the opposite of what I'd want. Besides, unlike pets/seasons, I feel uni is one of the few packs that actually needs its own world. (I'd be fine with a Uni EP and a separate School GP, but not with School replacing features from University)

I'd definitely like a pack like this! Would love private/boarding school and afterschool clubs especially. Could bring some more depth to kids and teens.

How would you feel about a school pack?

aprilrose07
7 years ago
Yes yes & yes. University honestly should have been the first EP I mean it only makes sense.
Love your ideas especially the option to commute to school
MidnightAura86
New Spectator
7 years ago
I would like that a lot!
PninaSimmer
7 years ago
I would especially love home or online schooling. Those are all great ideas though.

Hit post too early... I'm thinking about seeing if I can keep my kids from school and just cheat their grades to pretend they are homeschooled. They can read or work on skills and I'll give them the grade they deserve.
Dreamprisoner
New Spectator
7 years ago
I'd rather just have university.

I'd like private schools back and for grades to count toward something, but that's about it.

I don't care that much about the child age, it seems like the least fun time to explore school life- short lifespans, and they can't do much anyway, like have parties, get girlfriends/boyfriends, and school grades don't matter much anyway. Usually, I just let them skip school and explore.

Teens/YA this time around need more to separate them from adults than past iterations anyway, limiting the University EP would be the opposite of what I'd want. Besides, unlike pets/seasons, I feel uni is one of the few packs that actually needs its own world.

(I'd be fine with a Uni EP and a separate School GP, but not with School replacing features from University)
Xwanton
7 years ago
I'd definitely like a pack like this! Would love private/boarding school and afterschool clubs especially. Could bring some more depth to kids and teens.
luthienrising
Hero+
7 years ago
Yes, please! I'd love to be actively involved with children & teens during their school day, like I can with adults in certain jobs.
bmso85
7 years ago
Defiantly for this. I like the idea of home schooling.
kuhpflanzen
7 years ago
i don't care for this theme at all, i'd rather see neither of them.
AlbaWaterhouse
7 years ago
I would love this! Specially because it gives options and would make every household more unique. The family that has theird kids homeshool, the ones that work their plums off to send their child to private school and need to impress the principal. The family that keeps their kids busy with after shcool activities or the super rich that just send them to a boarding school.

It would be neat if the parenthood traits would be integrated and taken into consideration and also if there would be other consequences.

It is also the perfect pack to finally introduce the teacher career (I would prefer it to be a rabbit hole career). And tutor part time career (in addition to the NPC the OP suggested): finally a part time job for adults, and teens with A grade could also do it.

For university itself as the OP states there's no need for a massive world since this time around our sims can move from world to world freely (with loading screens but...)

It would have to be an EP because of the size, that's for me the only downside. I don't have much faith in EPs for TS4 so maybe I would prefer 2 GPs, one for School in general and another for University since GPs are so much better quality in my opinion.
holeofwonder
7 years ago
Get to school was pretty cool, just needs something more in depth.