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dianed485's avatar
dianed485
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago

Make it possible for expelled teens to reenroll

So yesterday’s patch made it impossible to reenroll after getting expelled. Before that patch, my sims could reenroll but for automatically expelled at the end of the school day, even if they did great.


I wasn’t even playing my sims when they got expelled, and I don’t know what they have done. I didn’t want them to be expelled. So I’d just like for them to be able to reenroll, instead of being locked out of school (especially as I play with aging off).  And I don’t think I’m the only one.

I know there’s a “three strikes” thingy, but depending on your sims mood, state etc, it’s way to easy to get a strike without even trying to.

For instance my tired sims tend to take a nap instead of walking to the classroom, or if they do, given the size of the school, they don’t make it in time. 

So it would be more fair to have a way to reenroll in school. Even if we have to beg the principal for mercy. 

Also what’s the point of having HSY if our sims get expelled super easily and then can’t even go to school ? 

19 Replies

  • dianed485's avatar
    dianed485
    Seasoned Ace
    5 months ago

    How ? I never found the option to enroll online. 

  • I just tried to put my sims in the Gallery, then place them the world. I ended up having two identical household because I wanted to see if the “new” teens would be able to go to High School before I deleted their “old” selves.  They still got expelled at the end of the day.  so even that doesn’t work.  I would need to place them in a brand new save and lose all their skills, friendships, achievements etc…..

    PLEASE SIMS TEAM do something !! I never meant for them to get expelled, it was a bug, I should be able to fix it. Just make it possible for teens to re-enroll. 

  • Miataplay's avatar
    Miataplay
    Legend
    5 months ago

    With Discover University and High School Years, a teen sim has the option to take online classes and receive their high school diploma in order to enter university.

    Discover University EP and High School Years EP combined allows a drop out or expelled teen with high skill levels to receive a diploma online if you own both. You can even graduate early and attend college as a teen with Discover University and High School Years.

    I have 4 high school aged sims living in a dorm in Britechester in my main save. They all graduated early with the Discover University EP and High School Years EP which allowed them to attend college as teens.

  • Still no way for expelled sims to re-enroll in HS ;(  I’m tired. 
    I have sims that got expelled when I wasn’t even playing them, so it was not intentional. I play with aging off so they’re STUCK as high school dropouts.  I tried re-downloading them from the Gallery, it didn’t work.  
    please, do something, at last!!! Have them register to a rabbit hole HS, it’s still better than nothing. 
    And please people if you agree, say so or they’ll never listen. 

  • Nightgypsy's avatar
    Nightgypsy
    Seasoned Ace
    3 months ago

    They have to age them up to be able to register for the online degree. They said they're playing with aging off so sounds like that would be a problem. I had the same thing happen to one of my sims and I wasn't ready to age him and his brother up. So he had to sit around while his brother completed High School and was able to do prom stuff. It would have been nice if he could have registered for the online school then, bc I mean they're supposed to be in school right? Some kind of sim law surely? :)

  • dianed485's avatar
    dianed485
    Seasoned Ace
    25 days ago

    Yes I play with aging off,  so my sims are basically permanent high school dropouts. It’s so frustrating. 

  • Nightgypsy's avatar
    Nightgypsy
    Seasoned Ace
    24 days ago

    That doesn't have to be though I don't think. Just make sure all of their skills and emotional stuff and any milestones you want are done and you can graduate them early or, I was told or I read, that if you age them up with a cake then they will graduate. I don't think I early graduated my sim's brother but it's been so long that I don't remember. Just save and then do the cake and see if it works and if it doesn't, early graduation isn't as bad as dropping out. 

  • Yeah, I haven’t sent any of my teens to high school ( in Copperdale) since I heard of this problem because I also play with aging off and don’t want them expelled either.  I would rather to be able to toggle being expelled off or reinroll them like others are talking about, this is supposed to game where the player has control, so please give us that control….

  • Nightgypsy's avatar
    Nightgypsy
    Seasoned Ace
    24 days ago

    I just want to mention something. Playing with aging off is not the problem. That is the only way I play and I have successful high schoolers. Prior to having successful ones, I did notice a problem that would lead to my teen getting expelled and I figured out what to do about it. This will not help if your teen is already expelled, but it will help you prevent it from happening on future teens. 

    So when it is time for our teens to go to school we get the pop up asking us if we want to join them or send them alone. You do not want to send them alone UNTIL they are A students and at the top of their class. So starting off I join my teen at school and make sure they use the bookshelf to study for the exam. Immediately when school ends for the day,  I have them start their homework right there in the classroom and click on the teacher and ask for homework help because that speeds it up a lot. Then I will do the same for the extra credit. It doesn't take long for the teen to become an A student this way. I do not enroll them in any of the after school activities or jobs until they have become an A student. Once they have become an A student, you will no longer have to follow them to school. Just make sure they do their homework, extra credit and occasionally the school projects that are sent home. But you don't have to have them do every single one though it is helpful if they are getting skill gains from it. And make sure to have the "Good Schools" lot trait active on the lot. That is really important. Doing things this way had made my teens succeed every time. They just cannot do it on their own at first. You have to get them there. 

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