User blog comment:LostInRiverview/Pick the pack!/@comment-1441666-20121001224158

Since University was one of my favourite EPs for TS2, I'm quite hopeful that the rumours that it will be the next TS3 expansion are true (particularly if it is to be the final one, which is another rumour that I've been reading a lot lately). However, I'm also hoping that it might expand the focus a bit to look at education more generally. I know that Generations already did this to some extent by adding boarding schools, but my wish list for the education expansion would include features like college not just being restricted to young adults (so, for instance, teen Sims with high skill level or skill-oriented mental traits like Genius and Virtuoso could go to college early, or adults/elders could return to get their degrees later in life); some sort of class timetable for child and teen Sims in the school rabbit holes that allow the player to choose which classes they take and give them the opportunity develop a related skill without necessarily having to stay behind for after school classes (i.e. it would still be beneficial to stay behind for Debate Club after school, but taking a class in Maths would also boost your Logic skill during regular school hours); and perhaps an optional pre-school/day care for toddlers that actually takes place inside the school rabbit hole for a few hours on a weekday and allows them to socialise with others in their own age group. As for the university experience itself, which I hope would still play a central role in the EP, it might be nice to see a few more degree courses added (maybe 20 or so instead of the 11 included in TS2?), the chance to join societies based on shared interests and traits, and maybe the possibility to take joint honours degrees that let you take half the classes from two degree courses or split it 60-40 or something similar. Also, as a postgraduate student myself, I would love to see the introduction of master's degrees and doctorates into the series, allowing Sims who have already earned a first degree to specialise in one (skill?) area related to their subject. Maybe putting in the extra in-game days to earn a postgraduate degree would require/ensure reaching a high level in the relevant skill (maybe Level 7 for a master's, Level 10 for a PhD), or ensure that you entered a related career near the top level? (I wish it worked like that in real life, anyway!)

Looking back on it my wish list has become massively complex, haha... still, TS3 has surprised me before with how much detail you get in one EP these days; Ambitions and Supernatural in particular spring to mind. And I like to think that at least a few of those ideas would have some practical benefit in game-play. Sorry for the long post, but obviously I've been daydreaming of an education expansion for a while... speaking of which, I probably ought to get back to thinking about my actual education... ;)