After graduating from high school in 2016, Sara attended York University in Toronto to study screenwriting. Throughout her time in college, Sara continued starring in Degrassi: Next Class and appeared in several other TV shows and movies, such as Killjoys, October Faction, Holly Hobbie, Suits, and Mary Goes Round, among others, despite being a full-time student. Luckily, Sara said the Degrassi production team helped her juggle both. "Schedules were made in advance and they tried their best to work around my exams," she told Excalibur in February 2019. "I was working with my best friends everyday, so it really didn't feel like work at all!"
Of course, graduating in four years while continuing to act wasn't easy. "It was a lot of responsibility and I had to sacrifice a lot to ensure I got my school work done," she continued. "However, everyone was wonderful and the experience was unforgettable!" And in 2020, Sara graduated from the program. "Many people have tried to talk me out of graduating on time, saying it was utterly bonkers to balance my four year degree with my career," she tweeted in August 2020. "They were probably right. I cried a lot. Like, A LOT, a lot. But today I get to say I DID IT."