Others say...

"just a way to make more money faster and have more aspirations"
this game really just serves as a gateway to having more available aspirations (6 instead of the usual 3) and a better paying job from a younger age. the actual "college" experience is a drag that just takes away from game play in the usual sims households. i tried experimenting with the new social interactions, but found that it wasn't worth the time spent and have since learned to just fast-track the students through school and get it over with. could've shortened the length of each semester (have to complete EIGHT semesters to graduate, 2 for each grade level). more boring than real college.

"University Sims 2"
I love this game because now I have even smarter sims. Thanks alot

"Awesome-The best game ever!"
I was skeptical about buying Sims 2-University at first, because of its price. I read a couple of reviews about the game, and they all liked it. I thought, "Hey, why not?" So I started playing it at my friends house, and I got hooked! I just couldn't stop playing! College life is so fun on the Sims 2- University. It adds an extra 24 days to your sim's life span (Young Adult), giving you a chance to build up skill points and relationships with other sims. Also, if your sim graduates, you unlock 2 more wants, and 4 new diploma-only jobs! They pay MUCH better at first than regular jobs. All in all, it was great! I'm saving up to buy it, and can't wait until I have enough to buy it!

"My kids are addicted to SIMS2"
Well, I can't get them to the dinner table, or to the homework table, or to clean their rooms, or help with the chores because they are always playing the SIMS2 on our mac computer. So if that's any indication of how much they love the game....

"worth it"
so, i go through phases with the Sims. the advent of Sims 2 pulled me in yet again, and i finally splurged for University. have to say, it was worth it.

you can pull teenage sims from your main game and send them to college, or you can develop your own sims in the university mode. you can build your own university, you have an "influence" meter that encourages you to develop your sim's social skills in order to exert more influence over others, and (while never enough) the new objects/building add-ons are fun.

hardware-wise, i'm running on a iMac G5, and the game (while slow-ish to load) runs perfectly. as usual, though, when in a community lot the game tends to be a bit sluggish.