Of course I pre purchased Discover University already. I was speculating on how the college acceptance will work. In Sims 3 I remember any age group could take an aptitude test and the results would give them a direction towards a major and some scholarship options. In Sims 2 a teen would simply age up and then call to move to University as a YA.I saw some of the youtubers actually getting acceptance letters from one of the universities from EA. Will it work that way? A teen ages up and gets a letter from one of the schools? Do we apply? Do we just call up and move to the university town and apply like a job? Can any age go to university? I hope so. My Elder would love it. I am having fun pondering this and thought I would ask you all if you had any other ideas on how it will work.

It'd be nice if Sims could get a scholarship if they were top students at school! I like the idea of acceptance letters and waiting for them in the mail and everything :)

I also hope there will be student loans for realism

"Montrase102;d-967983" wrote:Of course I pre purchased Discover University already. I was speculating on how the college acceptance will work. In Sims 3 I remember any age group could take an aptitude test and the results would give them a direction towards a major and some scholarship options. In Sims 2 a teen would simply age up and then call to move to University as a YA.I saw some of the youtubers actually getting acceptance letters from one of the universities from EA. Will it work that way? A teen ages up and gets a letter from one of the schools? Do we apply? Do we just call up and move to the university town and apply like a job? Can any age go to university? I hope so. My Elder would love it. I am having fun pondering this and thought I would ask you all if you had any other ideas on how it will work. TS2 wasn't that easy to get into college, you had to maintain a good grade level as a teen, or let it fall to A- to get more grants and many hidden skills that could get your Sim more money in grants such as the hidden dancing skill and or being an orphan (kill off the parents) etc. C or C+ students didn't qualify for any grants and if working, too, it was a bit harder to get grants rather than just go with the standard $500.In TS3 your Sim has to pass the aptitude test and a chance they won't, if you don't answer correctly.

I want there to be rejection letters for those Sims who didn’t do well in school and only want to go to college to party.

I agree that it should be based on how you do in high school or at least play a role in it.

How will college acceptance work?

CaptainMe120
6 years ago
If there are no scholarships, it’d be stupid to even include it in the girls bio. It mentions her having a track & cross country scholarship. And at the end mentions she’ll need to spend more time in the pool and on the bike. So would bicycling increase fitness...

Link to her bio:
https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/FE4142EEA81311E9870CAACBBB995B3D?category=households&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=downloads&time=all&searchquery=Maxis&max=50&maxis=false
kayt45
6 years ago
I think it should be based on how you do in school. Higher grades can go for 0 tuition (get a scholarship) while the lower your grades do you get less or none in scholarship money.

Or, school could just be free. That’s cool too.

In real life universities take into account more than just your GPA. You can have straight A’s but if you have bad testing scores or no extracurricular activities then you still might not get in.

I don’t that we can expect for this pack to have a well rounded, realistic grip on admissions really.

"Writin_Reg;c-17289876" wrote:
"YankeesForever;c-17289817" wrote:
I agree that it should be based on how you do in high school or at least play a role in it.

It actually has everything to do with how well you do in school as you have to have certain grade level in everything to even apply to most colleges - also attendance and not missing any classes matter.

https://www.crimsoneducation.org/au/blog/average-gpa-ivy-league

Basically if you did not hold an A in all classes all 4 years of high school - don't expect to get into any of the best Universities. Even in some secondary college they will deny you if you could not maintain a B+ or higher all 4 years of high school. They also are harsh on missing school and absences regardless of the reason.

The best you can hope for is a community college without a B+ or higher and that is with a good attendance record. Then after you complete Community college and get your gpa improved you might be able to get in a University worth getting into. They are not created equal - keep that in mind.

ETA

Keep in mind this real college i am talking about here in the USA - not Sims Uni or other countries.

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