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Who knew that homework could follow you into the digital world? With The Sims 4, students aren’t exempt from it. Unless, of course, they want to watch their grades plummet. Whether you have an elementary-aged child, a teenager, or an adult hitting the books in college, they must learn how to do homework in The Sims 4. Adults can only do so if you have the Discover University DLC, though, as college isn’t a feature in the base game. Now, let’s pull up a chair and get to studying.
The Sims 4 Homework Guide
Homework is a feature available for kids in elementary school, high school teens, and adults attending college. The only way to ensure a good grade in school in The Sims 4: homework must be done. It’s easy, though. For kids and teenagers, do the following:
- Select the Sim in question and open their inventory
- Find the homework book (orange for kids/blue for teens)
- Select the homework book and choose “Do Homework”
The Sim will find anywhere free to sit, and as long as they’re not interrupted by another Sim or their needs, they should complete it in a decent amount of time. Homework works the same for adults in college in The Sims 4. The only difference is what you’ll see depends on how many classes you’re taking:
- Select the Sim and open their inventory
- Find the black-and-white composition homework book
- Select the book and choose which class to do homework in (if taking multiple classes)
Homework Tips
You can get by well enough by simply doing homework every day before school. But we don’t want to just do homework in The Sims 4. We want to thrive at it. You can do a few extra things to ensure your Sim gets the job done fast and efficiently.
Get Help From Parents
Want to be a good parent in The Sims 4? Well, help the kids out with homework. Both children and teens can get homework help from their parents. As an adult Sim, walk over to younger Sim doing homework, select them, and choose “Help with Homework.” This will help them get through it faster.
Raise Your Skills
Raising skills is a great way to finish homework faster in The Sims 4. Get children to level 3 in all four skills to see the option to “Breeze through homework.” Get to level 7 to “Dominate homework” for an even faster experience.
Adult Sims can benefit from this, too. Raise your research and debate skills so that they’ll finish their university homework faster.
Keep Things Fun
This homework tip won’t necessarily help you finish it faster in The Sims 4, but it will help your Sim maintain their Fun need. Because, let’s face it, homework isn’t exactly a thrilling experience. If you don’t want that need to trickle into the red (and you have the Fitness pack), choose to equip your Sims’ earbuds from their inventory. Listening to music tends to keep their Fun up so that they’re not upset once they’re done.
Cheats and Mods
Now, if you really don’t want to bother with homework in The Sims 4, you can always dabble in cheats and mods. Remember to enable cheats before you do anything. You can dive into the fun world of cheating on any system:
- PC: Press ctrl + shift + c, type testingcheats true, and hit enter. Close the box by selecting ctrl + shift + c again.
- Console: Hold all four triggers down on the controller until the text box shows, then type testingcheats true and hit enter. Close the box by hitting all four triggers again.
- Mac: Press command + shift + c, type testingcheats true, and hit enter. You can close the box by pressing command + shift + c.
If we’re just focusing on homework, these cheats can help:
- sims.add_buff FocusedHigh
- Makes your Sim Focused
- sims.add_buff_e_buff_focused
- Makes your Sim Focused for 12 hours
Higher focus ensures that Sims can complete homework much quicker. For college Sims, you can cheat the Research and Debate skill with this:
- stats.set_skill_level major_researchdebate 10
As for mods, there are too many to list. If you’re comfortable using them, you can check out places like curseforge to discover a variety of homework-related mods for The Sims 4. Some can help Sims get their work done faster, while others ensure they actually sit at a desk. It’s up to you if you want to explore any mods.
And that’s just about everything you should know about homework in The Sims 4. Some people enjoy the brain challenge, while others view it as yet another chore. But the faster you get it done, the quicker you can return to more delightful activities, more so for the adult Sims out there.
The Sims 4 is available on PC, Mac, PlayStation, and Xbox.
