Well, I’m finally back to playing Sims! I had Jodie graduate, here’s what happened:

Jodie had a graduation party and accidentally invited a teacher who had been infatuated with her several semesters previously. The teacher tried to kiss Jodie, but Jodie brushed her off – but Lainey saw it all. In this picture, Jodie is trying to convince Lainey that the teacher means nothing to her anymore…but meanwhile, the teacher is crying in the corner. Later she tried to leap into Jodie’s arms – she caught the teacher, but shooed her away immediately.

Lainey is not happy with Jodie, but lets her have a hug and they make up after all.

Lainey (who has finally changed into her formal clothes for the graduation party) casually bumps shoulders with the infatuated teacher.

Jodie grows up in a lovely cut-scene.

Lainey looks up how to drop out of school so she can be with Jodie.

“What do you mean I can’t ever come back?!” Turns out there’s no way for Sims to come back to college after they’ve grown up and become Adults. (She actually acquired this facial expression for something else…not sure why…just wore it for a while.)

Lainey grows up! She looks so much nicer now that she’s taken her hair down and dressed up. (It fixed her facial expression too!)
Unfortunately, after this point, I managed to exit without saving. So Lainey and Jodie were right back where they were…a freshman and a junior. I decided to go back into their house and have them drop out immediately. They are now living in a little place in Pleasantview, where I