The Sims 3 University Life
Nerd Social Group, Influence, and Benefits
| Enrolling/Aptitude | Majors/Attending | PlantSims | Science | Social Networking | Street Art |
| Jocks | Sports Agent | Nerds | Game Developer | Rebels | Art Appraiser |
This Guide will teach you about the Nerd Social Group in The Sims 3 University Life. You don't join the Nerds, you naturally gain influence with them as your Sim performs certain tasks. Everything you do on this list contributes a little more influence, while unlocking various benefits for being a Nerd. Like the other two Social groups, if you reach level 8, you will unlock a social group trait slot for your Sim, allowing you to have an extra trait. With the academic trait slot for graduating University, you will have a total of seven traits on your Sim.
Have your Sim read comic books and play video games to fill the fun need and your influence with Nerds will gradually increase. Hanging out with other nerds and working on the Science skill are also great ways to get in with Nerds.
Gaining Nerd Influence
Click your Sim to 'Check Social Groups' to see the following list of activities that Sims can do to increase their standing with their fellow Nerds. This will also show you other Sims that you can meet in the group, as making friends with other Nerds will help you:
- Ask other Nerds about their degree.
- Tell stories or jokes to other Nerds.
- Show other Sims gross videos from your phone (funny interaction)
- Play video games
- Solve equations on the whiteboard
- Do Scientific research
- Work on the group science project
- Use the Brain Enhancing Machine (tech students start with this)
- Throw things into bonfires!
- Play arcade machines
- Chat and Gossip with other Nerds
- Compliment other Nerds
- Socialize with prominent Nerds
- Gossip about roommates to Nerds
- Practice your pick-up lines on unsuspecting Nerds
- Nerds like boasting about their gamer skillz
- Nerds enjoy being enthused about comic books
- Real Nerds do battle in trivia challenges!
- Nerds berate ignorance when it rears its ugly head.
Metrics: Comic Books Read, Online Gaming Hours, Trivia Challenges Won.
Your influence with the Nerd group will go down over time if you don't do any of these actions.
| Level | Rank Name | Unlock |
| 1 | Math Curious | Boast about Gamer Skillz (mean), Enthuse about Comic Books, Berate Ignorance (mean) |
| 2 | Amateur Gamer | Play Online on Game Consoles - also, a free game console. |
| 3 | Cool with the Uncool | - |
| 4 | Trivia guru | Hold Trivia Challenges vs Other Sims - get a moodlet if you win, negative if not. |
| 5 | Junior Technie | - |
| 6 | Sci-fi Fan | Mind Meld interaction - boost relationships with other Sims, learn Traits |
| 7 | Brain Trustee | - |
| 8 | Nerd Elite | Social Group Trait Slot - pick a free Trait! |
| 9 | Think Tank Driver | - |
| 10 | Game Master | Game Development Career upon Graduation |
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