How should University work world wise?

I really like this option, even though I think it will be the third option. It would be nice to be able to build dorms in other worlds too. Besides, this thing where students live on campus I think it's mostly an American thing. In my country, most universities don't have dorms at all and you continue living with your parents or if the university is in a different city than the one you used to live, you usually rent an apartment or live in a dorm located somewhere in the city, but outside the university campus. Most people here only move out of their parents' house when they marry or move to another city, but universities are usually located in big cities.

There are the "Home World" and "Vacation World" tabs right now and I'd like them to add a "University World" tab with the university as well. :)

Definitely a separate world, maybe something with around 10 lots? A few dorms, a few university buildings and a library, nightclub and bar. That would be the ideal for me.

"lexus20;c-16635970" wrote:
Besides, this thing where students live on campus I think it's mostly an American thing.

It does seem to be.

In my country, most universities don't have dorms at all and you continue living with your parents or if the university is in a different city than the one you used to live, you usually rent an apartment or live in a dorm located somewhere in the city, but outside the university campus.

That sounds similar to how it is in Australia.
If you don't live with your folks, you live in a share-house with friends, and you may remain in the share-house after you complete uni.
Dorms are for first years students from out of town, or for international students. They're rarely on campus. There's no logical reason for anyone else to use them, since most uni students attend a uni in their home city.

Most people here only move out of their parents' house when they marry or move to another city,

Many people here move out to get their own space... and their 'own space' is usually just a room in a share house. Rents are a bit high, so about the only time people have a place of their own is when they're in a relationship. A couple can usually afford something small.

universities are usually located in big cities.

Our capital cities have multiple universities, and our smaller cities often have campuses of those unis, sometimes a "campus" is just a single building, with no room for dorms.


I don't want my sims to be forced to live on campus yet again. It's too unrealistic.

I toyed with option 2 in my mind but I think I want a separate world dedicated to the university.

I really want the set up to be like sims 2. I want to be able to send all my teens at the same time. It would give me an extra layer of gameplay if I can send all of the teens and have them on their own rotation through college.

I wouldn't want it to be just like a normal neighbourhood though, I want there to be uni specific stuff that aren't part of the lots. I also really want them to be able to enroll and still live somewhere else. Where I live (Sweden), it's quite common to live in dorms, but they are almost never on the actual campus. They might be close, but the university itself doesn't provide housing, the local authoroties and/or private companies provide rooms and flats that they rent out. Also, they are not all dorms. Me and my girlfriend live in a so called student flat, which we can rent since I'm a student and on the contract, but it's just like any other normal flat and she isn't even a student. I understand that they might not be able to cater to every specific situation, but I feel like most people could do what they'd like if both living on and living off campus was possible.

I would really like for university to be a separate world, and just like sims 2 university I would like there to be options to choose from. I would also like if some universities can be based on whether or not sim qualifies to go there (like if there grade is a C they can't go to a top notch uni). I would also think it'd be cool that if the university pack wasn't just solely focused on university but included more insight to other education option. Maybe there would be a way you could send your children to tutoring or hire a tutor if they are not doing well. I really enjoyed having a scout after school activity "job" made available to kids, so maybe more after school activities can be made available like sports or student body? In regards to university, I still enjoy the concepts of fraternities and sororities, but I'd like if there could be an option to have clubs for that life stage only (just add to the feature from get together). I like to focus on the community aspect of the university as well as the small nitty gritty stuff like declaring a major, get assigned papers, living in a dorm, etc

"tiff_ben98;c-16642186" wrote:
I would also like if some universities can be based on whether or not sim qualifies to go there (like if there grade is a C they can't go to a top notch uni).

Why not have it as it is here? If you don't get good grades, you don't get to go to uni at all.

In regards to university, I still enjoy the concepts of fraternities and sororities,

I'd like them to have an on/off switch, so you can have them in your save or not.

but I'd like if there could be an option to have clubs for that life stage only

Yes! Uni clubs are a big deal here. They're how you meet with people outside of the course you're doing. You don't even have to be a uni student to join most of them, former students often return, year after year, to pay their membership, and remain in a role of mentor to the new members.

declaring a major

I've never really understood that concept.
Everyone I know who attended uni, entered knowing what they were going to study.
Then again, I've also read that first year uni in the US is often similar to our last year of secondary school. We finish school, knowing what direction we're going in, they don't choose the direction until uni.
Maybe I do understand it after all. :/

Having University be it's own world like in previous generations of the game would be my choice.

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> Then again, I've also read that first year uni in the US is often similar to our last year of secondary school. We finish school, knowing what direction we're going in, they don't choose the direction until uni.
> Maybe I do understand it after all. :/