RL University vs Sims University
Sam the T-man:
:laugh:
Tenshii~Akari:
^^ Ditto! :rofl:
God forbid if my HS experience was like that! :laughing:
MaryH:
The game is just a game. It has no real connection to anything in real life. It's an idealized version of what someone thinks it should be. IRL, a university is a big sprawling place with lots of people you don't know, very competitive, challenging and sometimes not half the fun the game is.
Don't try to compare a game to the real world. It doesn't translate well.
babyblue1387:
Quote from: Sadie79;1000492
^ Couldn't agree more. Scholarships do exist, but only for certain courses. I wish it was that easy IRL - how does that work in the States? Another thing, about Halls - they do have more facilities, but you pay extra for them, it's actually cheaper to rent private. It's a shame Squinge's answer to commuter students never made it past testing - there are enough on my course that still live at home. Only reason I don't is because Leeds is too far away from Lincolnshire for me to stay put, otherwise I wouldn't be so broke :(
Oh yeah, about classes - we were told at Induction Day last year that "they're not compulsory, but you're strongly advised to attend". Lectures you can catch up on via their website, although with a practical course like mine they're a waste of time, although practical sessions are compulsory in my book. We don't write term papers either, although I know most students do.
In my two years of college, I've never written a "term paper." Unless you want to consider a final paper for English class, but that wasn't weighted any differently from the other papers we'd been doing for the entire semester. As far as scholarships, they're not necessarily per course, but mostly by major, age, Grade Point Average, those types of things. Unfortunately, it makes it really hard for the average student to get some decent scholarships (I should know, I am one). As far as the lectures, smaller classes will take attendance, but the bigger ones? No way. If they meet in smaller groups for some kind of practical thing, then yeah, they take attendance. Unfortunately, I keep getting classes that take attendance, so I can't miss too often.
EDIT: MaryH, sometimes it's still fun to compare one to the other. After all, people do keep saying how "realistic" the game is;)
BeosBoxBoy:
MaryH, one can only imagine the American mind that can call something completely unlike a thing by the name of a thing... calling the University EP the University EP is like preparng a roasted dog and calling it turkey and dressing
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