I've read a lot of posts here that say if you don't play a Sim through university they will fail their classes, but just as an experiment I had one sim enroll for 3 classes right before rotating to another household. I basically did not play the semester at all other than to do her homework the first time before rotating away. She got an A+ on all 3 classes.I suspect having the responsibility character value trait and the fact that she was already high in the skills in question was sufficient for her to get good grades. Either way, imo, this is useful information....I don't need to feel like I have to play a sim for an entire semester now that I know it isn't as bad as some people have made it out to be.

That’s interesting. I’m curious to know, was it her first or second term, or a more advanced term? The classes seem to require higher skills the closer they get to graduation. I do think skill level has a lot to do with it. I’m just not sure about the responsibility trait (you may be right, it just seems deep for how this game usually functions).

@babajayne, it was her 2nd term. I played out her first term (and she got A+). I'm playing through her 3rd term right now. She will need just 2 more classes to graduate after this term is over and I'm thinking of rotating away from her for that as well, just to see how the final term goes. Worse case scenario is I have to take a class or two over if she does fail.

@Stormkeep Sounds like a good test. Let us know what level her relevant skills are too, if you don’t mind.

The relevent skills for her degree are Fitness, Gardening, and Logic. During that 2nd term she had 9 fitness, 4 gardening and 8 logic.

I find it fun, on the whole, since I take my significant YAs through all at once and have them live in the same Dorm. I do it in three Terms, so that they graduate together and from there are able to begin their lives. I plan on taking seven through, again. The names are all the same, but the Sims (Astrid and Sandi) are NOT Kayleigh's triplet sisters this time. I was vexed that I could hardly tell the cousins apart. Sandi has very dark brown hair and looks very different. Astrid has the Chestnut color hair (lighter brown with reddish tinge to it). She also doesn't look like the Golden family. This should be a hoot.

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JaggidEdje
4 years ago
I enrolled on a friday afternoon and did her homework that afternoon, then rotated away. So, no, I did not send her to any classes because those didn't start until the following Monday.

I also didn't do any term paper or presentation she may have needed...but I also didn't check if she even needed either of those. That could be a factor, if all of her classes just required homework and taking the final exam and neither of those other tasks.
Brd709
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
When i left my sims alone at University, one had a D and the others went on to academic probation.
EmmaVane
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I think the Responsible trait might be the key here. It gives sims 100% completion on homework at the end of the school day. In university, I would assume it does the same after each class.

It might also count for projects like term papers and presentations, or it might effect other factors, like simulating studying to make up any knowledge gap.
elliebreton
Legend
4 years ago
I've actually done this a lot of times cos I get fed up of repeatedly playing through uni and I send a lot there in my rotations cos I feel like certain careers should have a degree.

Sims seem to fare better if I play their first term, get them a good grade and then rotate away. Mostly on my return I find they've got an A or B grade. But sometimes I have had them fail.

It seems fairly random to me, but I have to admit I've not taken records of their starting skills, traits etc.
InvisibleAES
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I usually enroll them cheat the needs and get all homework and Papers/presentations done then rotate away and come back on the final day and make sure everything is good usually they get As or Bs that way
SilentK008
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
This is so interesting.

I am a very slow player so I have had one sim try maybe two classes when the pack first came out but I haven’t explored it in a dedicated save. I feel much more confident about playing Uni in a rotational save after reading some posts here.
bshag4lv
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I had a CAS sim enroll in college and completed the Villain degree with honors. Then I enrolled him in the Psychology course, then rotated to play another sim. I had forgotten about him and when remembering Alec I thought for sure he would have failed but no, he finished college on his own, a Psychology degree with honors and A+. Amazing little pixtels!

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