How should University work world wise?

I would like to see a large world with Uni where you could have a Prestigious school, a State College/University and a Community college. But, I would like you to be able to have Residential, and community lots as well ( that people in other towns can visit). I don’t mind Dorms or fraternities/sororities being restricted to the one world. But I would like others to be able to live in the world too. I think we should be able to have rental houses with roommates there as well. I went away to college and lived in dorms the first year because I was from a small community, then rented afterwards. But, my daughters lived at home going to college. I think you should be able to do either. And you should certainly be able to visit people in other towns, both residential and community lots, be able to go on vacations, move back home during the summer (if living on campus) and be able to take vacations, and like I said live at home in any world if you want to. Of course, I think we should be able to make any lot a rental in any town myself, not just for college students. As far as the campuses go, I would love to see such things as a science building, (science classes) football field (athletic classes) theater (drama classes), fine arts department/building ( photography, painting, music) things like that with added little touches for each. Also online school would be something to add for those who don’t want to go to campuses.

I like the "old" approach to be reintroduced in TS4. However, I'd love to have some sort of online course available as well when, for example, I want my sim to get a 2nd major but I don't feel like going through the campus experience once again. Or just plain don't want to move because it doesn't fit my storyline.

I'm fine with the traditional option as well

However, I don't want them to stay there for the entire run.
I liked being able to come home between terms and going back when I was ready like in TS3.

TS2 University's senior year was torture.
I had to avoid Uni burnout by playing the parents for a while and inviting their son or daughter home.

There should also be a off-screen rabbit hole option for a local college where sims can go like they do with jobs.
This way you can still get an education if don't feel like doing the whole Uni thing and avoid being separated from the rest of the household.

The first two options confused me, so I just chose what was familiar. :D

I would love if they added 3 different Unis like in Sims 2, but each of them where from a different "country" and we could be a exchange student and explore the culture from the locals too. Liek a mix of University and Bon Voyage or World Adverntures.

Edit: Oh, sorry. I misread everything hahahahaaha XD
I think that it would be good if it worked like the Destination worlds. You can only go there if you are a uni student ( or maybe a professor too? :wink: )

"Karon;c-16583951" wrote:
I would love if they added 3 different Unis like in Sims 2, but each of them where from a different "country" and we could be a exchange student and explore the culture from the locals too. Liek a mix of University and Bon Voyage or World Adverntures.

Edit: Oh, sorry. I misread everything hahahahaaha XD
I think that it would be good if it worked like the Destination worlds. You can only go there if you are a uni student ( or maybe a professor too? :wink: )

"elelunicy;c-16580890" wrote:
The off-lot/public space needs to reflect that it’s a college campus, so option #2 makes very little sense. In fact, if rabbit hole academic buildings make a return (since both TS2 and TS3 use rabbit holes for classes) I’d expect them to be part of the world instead of being on a lot.

Option #1 is also a terrible idea. Commuter schools make sense in real life as some people only go to college for degrees. For a game it’s all about the fun part of being in college. Living in dorms and fraternity/sorority houses is a huge part of the traditional college experience and they are absolutely a must have.

I think i can see how the rabbit holes could work in Sims 4. If they were place right in the meighborhood you are in, you would see your sim going inside the RH like in Sims 3, but if it were located in other neighborhood from the Uni World, youre Sims would just walk and dissappear as always, It could work, but i would love to see them in classes (impossible, tho).

I think it should be something like this: a separate world that works like the vacation worlds. You can rent dorms there and pay tuition and stay for the duration of the sim’s semester or whole degree.

But it would be great to have an option for distance education or to automate the education so you wouldn’t have to use the campus lots if you didn’t want to. I really didn’t enjoy playing through university with most sims in 2 or 3. I regretted buying them both times because it was just so boring to me. I typically just cheated degrees if I wanted sims to have a degree only job. I’m not sure I’ll even buy a uni pack this time unless it has a lot more to offer

I picked the 2nd option, I want my sims to have have options when attending college. They can get married and even raise a family (not a good idea, but it happens, and they can live with a spouse who is not a college student.) and attend college from home no matter what world they live in. The new world will have rental apartments & single rental houses (a new lot type that can be built in any world) along with the dorms, sorority houses and fraternity houses.

I don't like the 3rd option it is to closed off and less options.

I couldn't pick any option because I'd rather the University EP be about Education, and thus I wouldn't need a new world at all. I don't care about dorms, partying, sororities/fraternities, secret societies, etc.