RL University vs Sims University
Ferdrya747:
I have the feeling I put this in the wrong section of the forum, and for that I'm sorry.
Anyways, my question is: Is real-life University anything like what uni. life is like in the Sims 2 University? In general, mostly, but specifics are good too. Just wanna know. I'm weird like that. i ask lots of random questions. :happy8:
abaris:
It's an American game and so it's a caricature of American universities with a childish touch. It has next to no similarity with European Universities. With the possible exemption of the prominent English colleges you haven't got greek houses and usually don't live on a campus.
The university I attended is a stand alone building in the heart of vienna with a few scattered institutes over the city and it's very much like attending school in the beginning. It's only later when you have mastered your first tests and degrees when you start to enter seminars and write your assignments.
Sam the T-man:
*cracks knuckles and gets out soapbox*
I can only speak from a British point of view, but in short: nothing like! If you want the long version I'll gladly oblige:
Okay, I gather things like frat houses do exist in the States, but over here we have no such thing. We have Halls of Residence (dorms) and private renting, which is usually house-share - I was lucky enough to get my own pad, even if it's a bedsit with a shared bathroom, at least I have my own kitchen this time. But anyway; yes we meet Professors, but befriending them will have no impact on your grades - they're just doing their job. They certainly don't call on you whenever they feel like it (why would they want to?). As for the coaches, streakers and everything else in there, I can only say "What were they thinking?!" Thankfully we don't really have these types barging into our homes and doing whatever it is, I'd go mad from the invasion of privacy if nothing else. Also, when renting private they're always furnished, although you can bring in some of your own furniture if you want to.
I'd love to see someone American reply to this ;)
Tenshii~Akari:
The college I'm at... they're always big on Greek stuff, especially when it comes to partying. No offense to those that may be apart of a frat/sorority, but I just don't see the point in them. All of the stuff they do as a group, any regular Jane or Joe could do without the "connections" they supposedly have. And why do people have to prove themselves worthy just to wear a bunch of Greek letters, do a party-hop, and flip a hand sign? I don't think the paddle is worth all of that... :roll: I'm just more privy to the "sign the application" approach if I ever wanted to join a group for any reason, since it's a lot saner to me and doesn't involve being degraded just to join.
Anyways, Uni is nothing like my college experience. At least in RL we actually have a REAL calendar and weekends to go by, not classes seven days a week. Plus, you can't miss class and study all the time, because missing class affects your grade whether you know the stuff or not. It sucks, because even if they post the lecture notes on-line, or all of the assignments are web-based, you just sit there in class for at least 50 min - 1hr 20mins doing absolutely nothing because all of the work was done and submitted on-line. (Of course, it does give me a little time to doodle while I'm sitting there, but my parents don't waste their money for me to do that. :? )
As far as the stupid stuff they included in the EP, (i.e. random cheerleaders, mascots, coaches, streakers, etc.) most of the stuff is :bs: from my standpoint. Nobody just waltzes into your dorm and cheers at you, or makes you do random exercises. Heck, not with the RE's and RA's the way they are today. (Which they should have included as a side job for university students if they wanted to be close to the real thing. ) You'd get kicked out of the building if you don't even have a student ID card and proof of residency. And I'd like to see someone try to streak on our campus. I don't think it has been done during my time here.
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I'd say if they did get anything that was close, it'd have to be the way the dorms are set up. I know my school doesn't have the in-dorm cafeteria, but I have heard from some people that there are schools that do have dorms like that. I wish we had that option at my college... It sure would've saved me the lonely walks in the dark just to get dinner... :icon9:
I did enjoy playing it for a while, though. The reason I even keep it on my laptop is for all of the extra options it provides. I just wish they had put more thought into the doggone class system day-wise... :sad1:
babyblue1387:
I think I'll have to agree with all of the above. They don't even have commuter students! Yes, I'm one, and I go to a big commuter university. Students who love close to the university don't go live in the dorms because that costs extra money you don't have.
The biggest part of university is classes, but you don't get to see that in the game. See my usertitle and location for my feelings on lecture halls. The seats are so dang close together, I can't even sneeze without elbowing the person next to me.
As far as the extra stuff like the greek houses, streakers, mascots and cheerleaders...I've seen absolutely NONE of that! The cheerleaders don't run around in their uniforms and the mascots... not so much. I wish that maxis did include some sort of payment system. College will drive you to the poorhouse, and if I have to pay, dammit, my sims are going to pay too! Thank you monique!!
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