University is driving me crazy!

I love that you can adjust the difficulty by taking less or more classes.

My first go at it I had twins there and they took 3 classes and an elective each. It was hard! I loved it lol. But I did make sure to lock each dorm bedroom for the respective occupants only so the only rooms everyone had access to were bathroom and kitchen/living.

Any time my twins wanted peace and quiet they just went to their own room.

They both managed to get through the first term with a B+, I was so proud of them because i was expecting them to fail :D

4 classes are ok for students with all the needs reducing top reward traits, or a 3-week supply of Potions of Plentiful Needs.
Even with 2 classes I struggle to get A and have any kind of social life :)

My sim managed to get straight A's until she graduated. Here is my advice.
1) Do your work right away. Look at the classes you have coming up and do those first.
2) When writing your term paper or doing a presentation make sure you edit them until you get outstanding.
3)Get to class early.
4) Level up your research and debate skill to finish your homework faster
5) Take 3 classes. No elective, unless you want a challenge.
6) When in class TAKE NOTES. If you don't you might get a notification saying you could have tried harder.
7) Chill and have fun.

"muzickmage;c-17320090" wrote:
The issue mainly is the time factor to complete tasks. When it takes your sim over an hour to eat a bowl of cereal, or 30 minutes to walk down a flight of stairs, any interuptions to those tasks can really be taxing when your sim is on a tight time budget. Sims commnonly take over an hour just to shower. And don't even get me started on the minutes that fly by in between task commands when they are just standing there doing nothing while you wait for them to finally activate the next task in the queve.

Not to mention the extra time you need to get to commons and have a decent meal....

Yeah I'm struggling with time management too. My Sim became so antisocial she was crying all the time.

I struggle with keeping up with Sims needs as it is. I spend about 70% of my gameplay making them eat, shower, pee etc rather than build relationships and skills. I hop on the aspiration awards as quickly as they are available.

"pepperjax1230;c-17320372" wrote:
I am annoyed my sim has to take one more class to graduate because she failed her baking elective. Who fails baking.:joy:

Sounds like me in real life. I majored in chemistry. My first two semesters (17 credits each) were awful, but I still managed to obtain a 4.0 GPA. My school advisor suggested that I take an elective to try something new and to de-stress the following semester. I took "World Music: Journey of Culture", because it sounded fun. LOL. I almost failed that class because I had the most difficult time distinguishing the different drum and flute sounds from various countries of Africa. World music ended up being my achilles heel to my gpa (finished with a D) and therefore my most stressful class in university. ??

That's a great thing that we finally have a bit of difficulty in Sims 4. But yeah, taking too many classes can be quite stressful. I think the best setup is 2 classes if your sim is very social or 2 classes and an elective if your sim is more focused.

"meeoun;c-17321195" wrote:

"pepperjax1230;c-17320372" wrote:
I am annoyed my sim has to take one more class to graduate because she failed her baking elective. Who fails baking.:joy:

Sounds like me in real life. I majored in chemistry. My first two semesters (17 credits each) were awful, but I still managed to obtain a 4.0 GPA. My school advisor suggested that I take an elective to try something new and to de-stress the following semester. I took "World Music: Journey of Culture", because it sounded fun. LOL. I almost failed that class because I had the most difficult time distinguishing the different drum and flute sounds from various countries of Africa. World music ended up being my achilles heel to my gpa (finished with a D) and therefore my most stressful class in university. ??

OMG, you really cracked me up, lmao

Something I’ve noticed is that many people think that an elective is somehow different from a core module. The only difference is the skill you need to do the class, but it’s still a full module, so 3 and an elective is 4, you’re doing 4 modules.

Will now its driving me crazy because random sim have just been walking in the house . Its a residential lot on campus so I think it might just be a bug though I don't know. But Angela Pleasant decided to just random come in and clean my sims sink. :joy:
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This pack has been a learning curve for me...I did not expect such a complex pack and I am loving it!

I've got it downpat now, 2 classes and an elective, and any more than that is hair pulling, lol. I went into b/b mode and remodeled every dorm, pub, student housing I could because EA's really, really sucked. :D Now my students have comfortable settings in which to learn. I put a fridge and counter with coffee pot outside every elevator, with a pub table and chairs. I made a couple of basements with convo pits along with a couple of treadmills and a small shower room. I have to laugh, I remember Sims 3 University and most of it was keg stands and streaking. :D I seem to be losing a lot of sleep playing this pack...last 2 nights were very late nights and I haven't done that since Sims 2 and 3 days. :D

Probably one of my most favorite packs now! Thanks EA!