"I do miss lectures occasionally, especially ones early in the morning when it's very cold and I have to walk."
But thanks to her laptop she doesn't miss a thing.
The lecture notes for three of the four papers she is studying this semester towards a bachelor of science degree are available on Blackboard - the university's online learning system - and by the day after they are given in person, those are available as podcasts.
Blackboard also supplies her with updates from lecturers and information about tutorials, tests, exams and laboratory sessions.
"Pretty much every part of the course can be found online."
Assignments for two of Ms Coghill's papers, both in the information science field, can only be submitted electronically.
Recently, she submitted one assignment at midnight, knowing she had a test for another paper the next morning and would run out of time to meet the noon deadline.
Some lecturers also text, she says.
"I heard of a lecturer who wrote his cellphone number on the board and told his first-year class to text him during the lecture if they had questions, because he knew they would be too scared to put their hands up."
Tempting as it might be not to visit the campus as all, Ms Coghill says that would not work for her.
"With my psychology paper there are [attendance] requirements ... And none of my Spanish paper is on Blackboard at all."
Ms Coghill says she does not know any students without laptops and does not think she could survive without hers - or her two cellphones.
But while new technology brings advantages, she says it also enables disorganised or unmotivated students to avoid their studies.
"Sometimes it is better to study [on campus] because there are 100 different distractions at home. Facebook is probably the biggest."
