How should University work world wise?

"Eliharb;c-16590851" wrote:

"Movotti;c-16582558" wrote:

Some small liberal arts colleges literally require everyone to live on campus

That is such a strange concept. Whats wrong with living at home, sleeping in your own bed, and not having to pay for an uncomfortable bed, in a strange place?

Nothing wrong with that, but I think what's interesting about how the US handles it is: students transition to adults, having to socialize and network, and have some more responsibility from living alone and having to take care of yourself. I like the idea of separating from the family, it shakes up the gameplay, you furnish a home/dorm again. I think it's a lot more fun as a college experience than just going to class everyday and then going back home like you're still in school.

Exactly. Whether it's a college dorm or a rented, shared apartment, it's where you take your first steps as an adult. I think previous university EPs conveyed that very well. I do think there needs to be an option for those who don't want to go to campus though. There was something called community college mod for TS3, where you could place an one-building university complex in your played town and have your sims attend it like a school, which allowed them to still live at home and I loved that to switch things up from time to time. Would be great if TS4 had an option like that although I wouldn't hold my breath.