https://www.dvsgaming.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/UL_Slider.jpgThese are some features that NEED to be in a good university EP. Add your ideas below that I've missed or comment on specific ideas! Dormitories Laptops Spiral staircases Photo booths Fraternities und sororities Single arcade machines Arcade lotNew WooHoo: Photo booth WooHoohttps://lvlt.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/thumb/shard000/000/060/158/40/original.jpg

From Sims 3:-Sims from YA up to Elder being able to attend university-The chance to choose how many credits your sim takes at a time-Choice of shared or single rooms-Bunk bedsFrom Sims 2:-Individual subject choices-Degree dependent careers (bring back the classics like Psychology, Military, Law)Other:-Off-campus living-Computer courses-Magic university?

-Dorm lot type-Roomate system-Different majors that unlock new careers and/or give a major boost to the entry level for already existing careers-Multiple semesters with different levels of difficulty of studying and skill building-Grade passing meter similar to TS2-Term papers, assignments and studying-Sports parties-Juice kegger-Teacher NPC's-Llama mascot-Bunk bedsHonestly don't see the need for photobooths. Who even uses them anymore? Also would prefer them to patch the spiral stairs and laptops.

"FreezerBunnyCowplant;d-949887" wrote:These are some features that NEED to be in a good university EP. Commuting to uni from home, so that parents can still raise their kiddlets, take care of gran, and get an education at the same time. The ability to turn off Fraternities and sororities, cos they ain't a thing for many of us. Pub crawls for university clubs University clubs (chess club, cosplay club, doof doof club, music club, archery club. Archery The ability to turn off cheerleaders and mascots, cos they ain't a thing for many of us. On campus cafe, that serves slightly suspect food. On campus bar, that sells cheap brew. On campus bookshop, that sells second hand textbooks Textbooks for the various courses (expensive when new), cheap when digital or secondhand (but full of the previous owners notes, though not always available)

"Jordan061102;c-16792268" wrote:BunkbedsLittle fridgeUrinalLove all of these ideas. I'll add actual prebuilt bathroom stalls!

"Mariefoxprice83;c-16792209" wrote:-Sims from YA up to Elder being able to attend universityThat's something I also really want, IRL there are elders that study as well.

Sims 4 University: FEATURES that SHOULD be in the Pack

Madamelee
New Rookie
7 years ago
"Simalleyaile;c-16803094" wrote:
I want to be able to customise as much as possible:
Give us a new world - (NEW ENGLAND!!) with lots of lots we can use to place our own builds - bars, cafes, restaurants, nightclubs, museums, gyms, libraries etc (my RL uni had all these)

Let us BUILD and decorate our own Dorms. At the very least have something like the apartments in City Life where we can at least knock down walls, and furnish and add our own gampeplay objects, deco etc.

Let EACH DORM choose their own MASCOT - so we can set up a rivalry between Dorms. (In Australia, we call dormitories 'colleges'. I attended a Uni that had 7 colleges, and each had a fierce rivalry when it came to sports, academcis, clubs etc)

Dorms could be a bit like the Club system in Get Together: Choose Mascot, let us set up who are our Dorms friends and who are the foes.
Give us banners, and other deco items to establish a type of Dorm Patriotism. Have each dorm member react when they come across another student from a different dorm, eg, the Racoons HATE the Panda Bears and fight every time they see each other.
Of course, lots more jeering and sledging should be added to the mean socials. Some 'Jeer Together as team' would be good, sort of like the group dancing, but it's 'group harrassment.'

Physical pranks are ESSENTIAL, including stealing another dorm's mascot statue.

Also, include a RENTAL system we can build just a regular house and have room-mates we have no control over (NPC's). (I lived in College for the first three years of my degree, then rented an apartment for the final year - would be good to have different kind of residential options available to us, yes including study-from-home in any world. Where you live definitely gives you a different kind of Uni experience).

MUST HAVE SPORTS! What's a University without experiencing Sports.
I'd love to have some Sporting Events take place at Uni where the dorms/colleges compete against each other and at the end of the event, a dorm is announced as the winner:
Swimming Carnival - go to a Pool Venue and have races
Cross Country - all go jogging in the park

New Venue: Sports Field. Place Soccer Nets, Baseball Nets, Basketball Court, Track and Field (for sims to jog around, even a hurdle for them to, you know, hurdle over).

Cheerleading Skill: cross between the dancing and singing skill - instead of being tied to only an object (dancing), have it be a self-interaction like the singing skill: click on your sim to choose Cheer. As you progress through the skill you unlock different more complicated cheers as well as things like cheering with pom poms. Say at level 4, you unlock the ability to perfrorm cheers as a group and can use the new Cheering Platform to perfrom intricate routines. (This Cheering Platform should be included in the new Sports Field Venue).

Cheerleading should be added to the Club system, so we can choose members, uniforms, practise and perform routines to gain points, and if
we have Get Famous - get famous when performing in public. We could also set up rival teams and choose how we feel about them etc.

not everyone in Australia has your type of college @Movotti is from the same country and he doesn't like the sports idea or cheerleading his post-secondary school didn't have them
justme22
7 years ago

Ability to commute to campus instead of living in a dorm; would miss out on extracurricular activities (parties, sports events etc.) but would save money and be good for Sims with families.
Online learning, especially for Sims who have been to University once but want to pick up another degree for a career change.
Alternatively, rental housing and ability to bring along entire family instead of going solo, or friends could rent a house and live together.
Degree-dependent careers (law, education, etc.), other careers would benefit by higher startng salaries or immediate promotion to level where Sim can choose career branch.
Plenty of empty lots for customization.
Either new objects or rework existing objects to work with University (patched in if necessary, like some of the science lab objects from GTW).
College bands (since we didn't get bands in GF); add drums and bass player, enable the ability to have a lead singer if player has CL installed. If band is successful members could have the opportunity to drop out of school (if GF is installed).
Movotti
New Spectator
7 years ago
"Simalleyaile;c-16803094" wrote:
Let EACH DORM choose their own MASCOT
and the option to toggle off all mascots, and not be forced to have sims live on campus.

In Australia, we call dormitories 'colleges'.
In Australia we also call private schools "collages", and also specialised fields of study at uni are also "colleges". And senior schools are often called "colleges"

I attended a Uni that had 7 colleges, and each had a fierce rivalry when it came to sports, academcis, clubs etc)
How odd. I've not heard of aussie colleges like that.
Most of the ones I know of are just overpriced housing for international and rural students.

Dorms could be a bit like the Club system in Get Together: Choose Mascot, let us set up who are our Dorms friends and who are the foes.
I'd rather university clubs use the club system, since they're clubs.
Also, again, toggles for mascots. I don't want them forced into my game. They should be optional, not forced.

Give us banners, and other deco items to establish a type of Dorm Patriotism. Have each dorm member react when they come across another student from a different dorm, eg, the Racoons HATE the Panda Bears and fight every time they see each other.
Of course, lots more jeering and sledging should be added to the mean socials. Some 'Jeer Together as team' would be good, sort of like the group dancing, but it's 'group harrassment.'

I'm sorry, but the Kangaroos are going to beat you ALL at cricket. Get over it. You're not going to win.

Physical pranks are ESSENTIAL, including stealing another dorm's mascot statue.

Oh come now, surely you can come up with some better pranks.
Engineering students are usually geniuses, and Prosh day is important.
https://www.adelaide.edu.au/news-image/lumen/10_car.jpg

They also managed to put a car in an elevator, cos they're classy like that.

Also, include a RENTAL system we can build just a regular house and have room-mates we have no control over (NPC's). (I lived in College for the first three years of my degree, then rented an apartment for the final year - would be good to have different kind of residential options available to us, yes including study-from-home in any world. Where you live definitely gives you a different kind of Uni experience).
90% of my uni attending friends lived at home for their first year or two of uni, and then moved into share housing of some form.

MUST HAVE SPORTS! What's a University without experiencing Sports.

South Australian?
Sports aren't a big deal here. Academics are.

That said, cricket needs to be added to the game. Any sport that is not cricket is just not cricket.

New Venue: Sports Field. ~~Place Soccer Nets, Baseball Nets, Basketball Court, Track and Field (for sims to jog around, even a hurdle for them to, you know, hurdle over).~~
Cricket pitch, cricket field, and cricket nets. Nothing else is needed, as nothing else is cricket. :P

Cheerleading Skill:
And the ability to toggle the pests off. I hated them in previous versions. I get that some people want them, which is why rather than just whining that I don't want them, and therefore you shouldn't get them, I'd rather just ask for the option for toggles to remove unwanted themes from my game.

"MadameLee;c-16803102" wrote:

not everyone in Australia has your type of college

I can speak for myself.
As stated, there are multiple meaning of 'college' in Australia.

doesn't like the sports idea
Don't put words in my mouth. I like the idea of cricket being added, and cricket is a sport.
But what I would prefer, is the option to toggle sports off.

cheerleading his post-secondary school didn't have them

I know of no schools, nor any universities, nor colleges who offer cheerleading. It might exist in Queensland, but that's about as far from me as Italy is from Poland. Queenslanders are a weird bunch, they don't even play AFL, the national winter sport... then again, they don't exactly have winter either.
Fluteline24
New Spectator
7 years ago
"Simalleyaile;c-16803253" wrote:

@Movotti - never heard of residential colleges? They're all over the place, Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns, Perth, even smaller country towns with Unis- even the town I live in now where my husband works at a University has residential colleges. Most people I knew lived in residential colleges at least the first year, even ones that lived in the Uni town. It's pretty common for Aussies to leave their home town, even go interstate to get their tertiary education. I lived in QLD for high school, but went to NSW for Uni. All of my high school friends went off to Uni and stayed in residential colleges. I met a lot of my friends from all around Australia that way. A percentage of accommodation is put aside for overseas students, but the majority is taken up by us. It's not "odd" at all. You must live in a town/city that has a Uni. Most Australians don't.

I think we had something similar at my university, and I'm in the US. I didn't live in one because they didn't have one for what I eventually got my degree in, but if I remember correctly they had separate dorms for people that were majoring in music, science, education, broadcasting, etc... I think most people only stayed in them for their first year before choosing to move off campus and into their own houses/apartments.
Movotti
New Spectator
7 years ago
"Simalleyaile;c-16803329" wrote:
What do you think we're arguing about here? We're not.

We could be arguing...
Why are you wearing that shirt? Wear a different shirt. I could argue about anything. :p
Pineapple on pizza?
Vegemite?
Who invented the pav?
Lamb on Australia day?
Lee Lin Chin?

One sentence in my many other words revealed I lived in a college in Australia - (which you thought 'odd' for some reason).
It is quite odd. Of the couple of hundred people I know who attended uni, only 5 used university dorm housing.
Personally, I moved from about as sticks as sticks get, to the state capital, I looked into student housing, but it was outrageously expensive. For $10 a week more, I could get a whole 2 br flat to myself, so why would I want one tiny bedroom, with no space to swing a cat (not to mention no room to have friends crash!)? I very quickly learned that hardly any other students used student housing. I had a flatmate for a while, which halved my living costs.
And then there's one group of my crazy friends. 5 people in a 4 br house, at least that's how it started, until everyone had their other half move in.... and then someones brother moved in, didn't even have his own bedroom, just slept in the closed in pack porch. NINE people in a 4 bedroom house! I think they had about a 10 minute bus ride to uni.

As for colleges, I attended a senior college, aka a 'high school' that only offered years 11 and 12 (and 13).
I have several friends that attended private collages, aka private schools.
I've got some friends who are a part of the college of medicine.
And I'm scared of my engineers college friends, cos they do scary thing with relocating cars, and we must trust them in their building of buildings and bridges. Engineers: they keep the concrete off of our ears.

I start off saying I'd like to customise as much as possible, use the word options etc because I'd like to have different experiences with my sims. Some will live in dorms (or as I'm used to calling them: colleges), some hopefully will get to live in campus in houses with room-mates, others will study from their home residence. So I'm not sure why you think I'm trying to restrict our gameplay. It'll be up to each player what the 'majority' if their students do. I just hope - personally - that the Uni pack comes with residential options (and not just a 'dedicated lot' experience like the Science Career etc.), but something a little more like Sims 2 uni experience.

I love options. I'd marry them if I could... OR at lest I'd make one of my sims marry a bunch of options.
A wide variety of options is what the game currently lacks.
Why can't we have the option to throw away that annoying phone?
Why can't we have the option to read a newspaper?
Where's the option to part time uni, while working, to gain a bigger promotion?
justme22
7 years ago
"PlayerSinger2010;c-16803287" wrote:
"Simalleyaile;c-16803253" wrote:

@Movotti - never heard of residential colleges? They're all over the place, Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns, Perth, even smaller country towns with Unis- even the town I live in now where my husband works at a University has residential colleges. Most people I knew lived in residential colleges at least the first year, even ones that lived in the Uni town. It's pretty common for Aussies to leave their home town, even go interstate to get their tertiary education. I lived in QLD for high school, but went to NSW for Uni. All of my high school friends went off to Uni and stayed in residential colleges. I met a lot of my friends from all around Australia that way. A percentage of accommodation is put aside for overseas students, but the majority is taken up by us. It's not "odd" at all. You must live in a town/city that has a Uni. Most Australians don't.

I think we had something similar at my university, and I'm in the US. I didn't live in one because they didn't have one for what I eventually got my degree in, but if I remember correctly they had separate dorms for people that were majoring in music, science, education, broadcasting, etc... I think most people only stayed in them for their first year before choosing to move off campus and into their own houses/apartments.

I attended a university that had dorms, but also had a large "commuter" population -- people who lived in the surrounding towns, some with full-time jobs who took classes in the evenings. The dorms weren't really themed as such; a couple of them were open over the winter break (the school had a long "intersession" during January, regular instruction resumed end of the month with the new semester) for international students who couldn't afford to travel home (though most ended up visiting with their roommates' or other friends' families) and for those involved in sports (like basketball players) that were played during that period.

In the US, we have a wide range of education options, and I'd love to see those reflected in the game. We also have 2-year "community colleges" where students live at home and take classes; they're also good for people who are making a career change (either voluntarily or after being laid off) to pick up new skills or hone existing ones. Some careers might not require a full 4-year degree (though that would still be an option). Online degrees could be another option. I'd like a University pack to be more about the education process and less about the constant stereotypical "party hearty" scene that's been portrayed in movies. Classes themselves could be rabbit holes, but more active work outside of class, more than just reading a book. Science students could be required to do lab work, or go out and look for collectibles like crystals or frogs. Writing students might be required to write research papers (talking to other students, library work, etc.) -- and just being lazy and relying on Simipedia would get you a bad grade. :D
x4m1r4
7 years ago
I would love to have a specific world/neigbourhood just for the Unis, Colleges, Schools, or even a day care..

Residential college is pretty cool! I lived in one... there lots of perks and rewards to stay in one, but you need to stay active in sports and doing well in the academics.. In some countries, college could means faculty or consist of departments/schools. I attended 2 different types of Unis in 2 different countries and the meaning and the concept of colleges, departments, faculties & schools are all different. Even in the same country, they have a different concept in naming.. so, it's totally depends on the Uni management. So, I'm practically open with any concept that they would like to implement.

Different type of learning facilities/option, such as the Open Uni, tuition centre, homeschool, e-learning...

Research centre , that will be pretty cool for any science major, natural, hard, or social for doing crazy experiments where they can recruit participants.. Would love if they add some animals too... my first degree was majoring in animal science.. it's fun to take care of sheep :D

Medical centre , it will be a great addition for the medical/dentistry students to practise. It will also be the place where the students can get a shot or medicines..

Art center , for the art major where they could practice dancing, music, acting, crafting, drawing, etc.. and the students can charge non-students for attending the performance..

Sport center , for the physical education students where they could practice different kinds of sports while getting fit..The mascots are most welcome! The other reason why we need few options for Unis in the Sims is, so that we can compete with each other in sports too...

Engineering center for the engineering students - robotic, mechanical, automotive, electrical, etc. where they could build stuffs from robots to rocket.. and start pranking other students with their creation...

Business & Political centre , for the business major where the students can open a small bazaar (for the Uni open day) or practising their charisma skills for the students election.

Student discounts where they could get discounts when they purchase anything from foods, drinks, things that sell in retails...

Student residential option dorm, off-campus, own house..

Scholarship because it's expensive to get education nowadays.. :D

Student unions where it deals with all students related matters. Students can also form clubs or societies, be the leader and start socialising... I hope that there will be hiking/climbing skill...Fraternities and sororities are actually fun, and it's not compulsory..

Part-time jobs for students, perhaps being the RA, working in the ICT or just been elected as the student representative

Internship before they completed the course... so, it will help in getting a better job level (besides than having the 'connection' trait or having a good grade only)

Private/boarding school for children and teens where they will have a specific uniform, depending on the schools that they attended..

Grading system where the students (from children to elders) have an option to drop out if they want to..

Parties only for students ... the option is only available if they attended the Uni/Schools such as graduation, prom

It will be great if a day care is not only in a separate lot, but the toddler could actually join the parent to work because nowadays, in a big corporation, they have a day care for the kids..
Madamelee
New Rookie
7 years ago
if we DO get more then 1 kind of post-secondary school could we PLEASE, PLEASE< PLEASE have some which aren't geared to sports but to academics?
Redrogue60
Seasoned Hotshot
7 years ago
I very much enjoyed all the University Expansions in the Past and there is a combination of things from the past I would like to see come back and a few new things I would like to have here is my list.

For the Sims

Social Groups from Sims 3 to make their return along with their quirks and greetings. I would institute this a bit younger though because that stuff starts in high school
Students should come from all age groups not just young adults. Elders should be able to continue their education if they so choose, plenty of schools offer adult education classes.
If you have Get Together new college themed social club types should be unlocked for example Chess Club, Foreign Student Club etc.
Part-Time Jobs which start after School
Applying to different Universities and getting accepted.
Applying for Scholarships (Skill level, Projects, Essays)
Scholarships having a name and the more prestigious i.e. harder to get has Sims leaving for the awards dinner. Parents have off of work, they dress up, their hunger meter is filled and the kid comes back with a plaque or an award
Memory system
Likes, Dislikes, Fears, Attractions, Revulsions
Questions like "Where did you go to high school?" "Where did you go to university?" "What fraternity/sorority did you pledge?" "What is/was your major?"
Secret handshakes
Pledging
Toga Parties
Tattooing at the Tattooist Shop

Stuff

Backpacks
Laptops
Bunk Beds
Kicky Ball
Spiral Staircases - carved (Cherry, Mahogany, Oak) wood, wrought iron, Modern Glass & tubular Metal, Stone
Bookcase Ladder with rail
Sketchpads
Juice Kegs
Class Rings - High School and College
Tattooist Chair
Comic Book Racks
Magazine Racks
Diplomas - High school and College

The Universities

Should use districting and make each district based on an academic building or purpose

Shopping District with Coffee House, Book Store, Laundromat, Grocery Store and empty lots for restaurant, Spa, Tattooist shop

Kinesiology Building with practice areas for sports and a gym, pool that can be used, Rabbit hole for classes and sporting events

Student Union with lecture hall, cafe, lounge area and the quad

Fine Arts Building - Studios, Student Gallery, Performance Space and Practice Rooms all useable, Classes are Rabbit hole

Science Building - Several types of laboratories, Computer lab, Greenhouse, Rabbit Hole for classes

Medical Science Building houses the clinic, Medical Lab, Rabbit Hole for classes.

Bring Back the 3 Universities from Sims 2 or at least 2 Sim State University and Académie Le Tour
Dormitories with Cafeterias
Houses for Rent
Apartments
Greek Houses

Majors Students should be able to get their Bachelors degree and re-apply to get their Masters. Higher the degree the higher they can aspire job wise.

Art
Anthropology
Biology
Business Administration
Chemistry
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Drama
Economics
Education
Engineering
Fire Science
History
Journalism
Kinesiology
Law
Literature
Mathematics
Medicine
Music
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Veterinary Science
luthienrising
Hero+
7 years ago
My wishlist:

an NPC roommate system
part-time jobs for adults
scholarships and loans
an option to attend part-time
active labs
an option to live off-campus, including in another world or at home
technical college

If I were to choose, though, I'd much rather have an active elementary & high school system than another university pack.