University

"University" was the first expansion pack released for The Sims 2. The basic idea was to give Sims a college experience.

Upon installing "University" players have the option to send any teenage Sim to college. The teen then moves out of the family's home and into a special "college town", transitioning into a young adult. Sims in college reside in dorms, Greek houses, or private residences if they can afford to do so. They must choose a major and attend class, while trying to develop new social contacts and retain relationships formed at home. Upon graduation, the Sim returns to his or her home neighborhood a full-grown adult and has many more career oppertunities compared to Sims who did not attend college.

"University" adds four new career paths that can only be entered by college graduates, though the choice of which careers require degrees seems a bit odd. (Apparently, Sims don't require a degree to be a doctor, but they need one to go into show buisness). These new careers come with new career reward objects, such as the "antique camera" for the artist career, which allows your Sims to take photographs of their world and hang them on the wall, and the cowplant for the natural science career which brings the more...undesireable inhabitants of the neighborhood to their demise. There is also a plastic surgery station, so that Sims born with more "unique" facial features can alter their appearance.

The fourth career reward object added comes from the new paranormal career, and adds a new life state to the game. The Ressurrect-O-Nomitron gives your Sims the ability to bring their loved ones back from the dead by "calling the Grim Reaper". However, raising the dead comes with a price. When a sim places the call to the beyond, he or she is asked how much they are willing to pay for their loved one's life. The amount paid determines the result of the call: If the Sim bids: $1-$987: The plea fails. The Reaper keeps the money, but does not revive the Sim. $988-$4127: The Sim is revived, but as a zombie $4128-$8512: The Sim returns looking exactly as they once did, but with their personality reversed and their skill points lost. $8513-up: The Sim returns exactly as they were, with personality and skill points intact.