In 1995, Nancy Drew finally goes to college in the "Nancy Drew on Campus" series. These books read more similar to soap opera books, such as the "Sweet Valley High" series. The "On Campus" books focus more on romance plots, and also centered around other characters; the mysteries were merely used as subplots. By reader request, Nancy broke off her long-term relationship with boyfriend Ned Nickerson in the second volume of the series, "On Her Own" (1995). Similar to the "Files" series, reception for the "On Campus" series was also mixed, with some critics viewing the inclusion of adult themes such as date rape "unsuccessful". Carolyn Carpan commented that the series was "more soap opera romance than mystery" and that Nancy "comes across as dumb, missing easy clues she wouldn't have missed in previous series". The series was also criticized for focusing more on romance than on grades or studying, with one critic stating that the series resembled collegiate academic studying in the 1950s, where "women were more interested in pursuing… the "MRS" degree."