How are you using Electives?

I chose other as it really depends on my sim. Some chose a career type elective, some are hobby or life skill

My Sim is going to start her own veterinary clinic once she graduates. She's majoring in Biology for her ~distinguished degree~ and is taking the vet electives as she does along so she can build that skill. I've also added the vet crafting station to one of the science labs in the Foxbury commons so she can practice that? I've never actually pursued becoming a veterinarian so I'm assuming that station will help lol. She already has her pet training skill maxed so she got a scholarship for that :)

ETA: I guess this could fall under your second option of side-business skills for after university... lol sorry if I chose the incorrect option!

I just looked at the options and asked myself, "OK, which one would this Sim look at and be like, 'Ooo, fun class, yay!'?"

"SimQueenie9;c-17328653" wrote:
I just looked at the options and asked myself, "OK, which one would this Sim look at and be like, 'Ooo, fun class, yay!'?"

I should have added, Just for kicks.
My dorm has a pipe organ in the attic. Perhaps there is a story behind that, like the building was once a church.
But I looked at it and saw the pipe organ elective. Why not?
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I'm going to use it on a case by case basis depending on the personality of each sim and my goals for them. Some may do an elective every time, others not at all.

I have been chosing electives that benefits and supports their degree. I'm in the process of turning out an army of personal attorneys, lol. Be Very afraid, lol.

Mostly life skills. Because my sim barley has time to eat better I gave her the fitness elective.
Another one of my sims had a roommate that always broke everything so I gave her the repair elective.
Most of my other sims I give them cooking elective.

For me it really does depend on the individual Sim that is attending university. I know that Francesca Lehman, my University tester sim if you will, didn't do electives because it didn't make sense for her. She spent a majority of her free time painting when she wasn't doing Uni related work (she was majoring in Fine Art at BU), so I didn't really think any electives were needed for her.

I know for my next University Student I want to try electives out though, so I look forward to seeing how that links up with their usual classes! :)

I use them for life skills mostly, but sometimes just to further their career.

Mostly for maxing the required Skill for the career I've got in mind for my Sim at a given moment, but I also use it for other skills that may come in handy later in life.