The big question: was she coming back? Does the evidence suggest Maura was planning to come back to UMass or not planning to come back to UMass?  Secondarily does it suggest she was planning to return to her life or not return to her life (either running away or suicide)?

I personally think she was hoping to leave UMass - maybe trying to spend a week thinking things through to make an alternate plan - a different school, maybe find an easy job that would be low stress.  So I think she was a) not planning to return to UMass but b) not planning to run away.  

What does everyone think?