They say college is supposed to be the time of your life- to party nonstop, make tons of new friends, and take risks by trying new things. But honestly, I was never a people person.

Now that I’m in college, I often feel pressured by my peers and my own family to go out every night and spend the weekends partying, when I really just want to stay in and watch Netflix. Binge watching shows on Netflix and other video streaming sites while eating ice cream has become a normal part of my weekend routine.

If I do hang out with friends, I prefer to be accompanied by one or two other individuals rather than a group.

Therefore, going to parties is a nightmare because there are so many people around. The song “Here” by Alessia Cara is the anthem for all introverts because it accurately describes what we’re all thinking when we’re at a party and Daria from the 1997 tv series Daria is one of many introverts idols.

Personally, my idea of a perfect day is when I have nothing planned so I have the freedom to stay in all day in solitude, drink some coffee, and surf the web or watch tv. Just because we as introverts prefer to spend time in solitude doesn’t mean we despise social interaction.

We just need to spend time alone after socializing to “reboot.”

Some may argue that being an introvert in college will hurt your chances of having a social life or gaining connections to the outside world. But being an introverted college student actually, has many advantages.

As someone who doesn’t say much but thinks often, an introverted person usually chooses their words carefully so others don’t have to wade through a river of rubbish to understand what we’re saying. We’re more likely to access our innermost thoughts and creative ideas because we embrace solitude.

Introverts are capable of great focus, which comes in handy when completing almost any task that requires long periods of concentration (advanced mathematics, writing, art, science, etc.).

Some of the most successful people in the world are introverts like Albert Einstein, Steven Spielberg, Mark Zuckerberg, Barack Obama, and so many others.

An introvert would make the perfect best friend because we choose who we connect with very carefully. When that connection has been made, it runs deep. Some people can be all depth, instead of breadth, and that is perfectly ok.

Introverts are often so quiet, which makes us excellent listeners. As an introvert, being quiet doesn’t quite mean we have “nothing to say.” It means that one simply enjoys being quiet. We can be quite observant of both environmental and social subtleties. While others are yammering away, we’re taking everything in and processing it in our ever-active minds.

Introverts are leaders and world-changers; we are dancers, actors, artists, and performers; we are scientists, lovers of logic and left-brained geniuses; we are dreamers, adventurers, travelers and enlightenment seekers.

We are introvert revolutionists, striving to change the world in our own quiet way. Embrace yourself and other introverts!