College is universally known for being a place to party. Other than receiving an education, most students will spend their college years making memories with friends and partying four nights a week. I've attended my fair share of parties, but I am through with that stage of my life and couldn't be happier about it. I spent most of my freshman year of college hanging out in fraternity house basements until 4 a.m. and then making my way to Taco Bell for a late-night snack. While this was fun for a while, it got really old really quickly.

In the spring semester of my sophomore year, I stopped going out. Don't get me wrong, I would still occasionally go meet up with friends, but there's no way you'd catch me at a fraternity house or out past 2 a.m. Some of my friends may say it was all because of the fact that I had started dating someone and found that staying in with him and watching a movie was a lot more fun than watching people get belligerently drunk, but I say it's because I started doing things for myself. I was sick of the typical college student social life, so I stopped. And when I did, people in my social circle did not take it well. I was accused of not being fun anymore, a grandma, and boring. People told me I changed for the worse, and that I didn't care about my friends anymore simply because I didn't want to go out every Friday night.

After losing some friends and losing some weight thanks to the fact that I wasn't ordering pizza every night at 3 a.m., I magically started becoming more responsible. My room became cleaner, my grades became better, I applied for an internship and successfully completed it, and I felt all-around happier. Deciding to stop spending my time with party animals made my life so much better. I care more about my future career and my grades than I do about what I'm going to do this weekend.

Most of my friends are still in their party phase and just think I'm the most boring person alive. I still enjoy going out and having fun with friends on the weekend, but it's not my priority and I'm doing it a lot less. Call me a grandma or call me boring, but you can't say that I'm not motivated and driven. Thanks to this stage in my life coming to a close, I've been able to focus on way more important things. Being a known party girl was fun while it lasted, but I'm way more focused on my future and my relationships than being a beer pong champion. I would much rather be successful and have an amazing career than have liver problems in my 40s.