From her apartment, however, she began dealing drugs and this led her to relapse into her own drug addictions, which put a strain on her finances and her personal relationships.[1] Despite her personal situation, she maintained a perfect grade point average at Rutgers, being named to the dean's list in 2002, receiving the First Year Student's Award for academic excellence, and being a nominee for the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She later was accepted as a transfer student in January of 2007 to Cornell University.[5][6]