She doesn't up her caffiene dosage for midterms, however.
"I use so much every day as it is," she says.
Sullivan's roommate, Angela M. Delichatsios '95, avoids coffee (she doesn't like the taste) but drinks enough Diet Coke to make up for it: around six cans a day. Like her roommate, she smokes a daily pack of cigarettes as well.
"I definitely need some vices," she says. "Otherwise I'll start yelling at the people who live around me."
Neither roommate plans to quit any time soon. Delichatsious says the pressures of writing a thesis and directing a play make a steady stream of caffeine vital.
"At this point, it's part of the routine," she says.
While most students prefer their stimulants to be strictly over-the-counter, one sophomore recently found a new high: the medication she was prescribed for her migraine headaches.
"To stay awake and be really happy and not be too caffeinated, I take my migraine medicine and then drink a cup of coffee afterwards," she says.
"It's a fantastic high," she adds, "without the stupidity effect."
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