Trying to balance your academic and social lives is made more challenging by the addition of three social groups: nerds, jocks, and rebels. It’s fun to have other Sims around that you’re not tasked with controlling, and dealing with unpredictable housemates might bring back fond memories of your own college roommates. You may have to deal with roommates, and cohabitating with strangers has the same benefits and negatives as real life-they might become your best friends or your worst enemies. Upon arriving in the new college sub-city, your choice of residence includes the dorms, a sorority or frat house, or off-campus housing.
In The Sims 3: University Life, any Sim with a high school diploma can enroll in college by choosing a major, the number of credits per term, and how many terms to take on.