So obvious she thought she was getting a light sentence or no jail time at all, probably because of her looks. Turn the waterworks on, act all frightened and doe eyed and there you go, suspended sentence, spoilt little princess continues to float through life giving zero fucks about anyone but herself.
The statement about attending counselling suggests that she thought she was going to walk away a free woman, and she made the statement about earning a new degree while in prison fully expecting not to have to go there in the first place, let alone sit in prison for over a decade.