First, I would like to start by addressing this to not only the girl who wrote the original article on skipping the party stage but also to every girl out there who shares her views.

What’s so wrong with skipping the party stage? Nothing, kind of like how there is nothing wrong with going through the party stage. If your entire article is trying to justify your right to not go out and be a typical party girl in college, then you are already going about college wrong.

I get that you’re tired of people telling you about how missing the party life is a mistake, and I’m not writing this to add my name to that list. However, I am here to say that if you don’t want to go out to parties or if you want to go out every single night for the rest of your college career, that’s YOUR choice, just like going out to parties is mine.

Okay, so who said just because I party I do drugs? Or that I get so drunk that I can’t remember all the things my friends and I are doing? Who says I don’t enjoy staying home and watching Grey’s Anatomy with my girlfriends or cuddling for hours with MY boyfriend of two years (not my one night stand that never happened, sorry to disappoint).

Honestly,I really don’t know where all these prejudices came from, or why you are feeding into them when you don't seem to like the ones cast upon you, but not everyone who parties have random hook ups or does drugs or even gets so wasted that they can’t remember a thing. Hate to rain down some, even more, disappointment, but I’ve probably been to more parties sober, or only had a drink or two, than I've been to completely drunk and guess what?? I STILL had fun.

Also, I am just as capable as you when it comes to going on road trips, grabbing dinner and a movie, and sitting down and having a heart to heart or just meaningful discussion. You like to complain about how by not partying you get cast into the role of being uptight, boring, and a prude. I’m tired of being cast into the role of a drunk, slutty college girl incapable of having these kinds of nights too.

Yeah, I love going to parties and bars, hanging out with my friends, and hell yes I’m going to tell my friend she looks hot in that dress you think is too tight. No one ever said you had to be a party girl, and if they did or expect you to be one, screw them. College is about having fun, making friends and memories, and finding out who you are as a person, which is exactly why you shouldn’t care even the slightest what other people want to think of you.

If you want to party, you go girl! Take a shot for me. If you don’t want to party, let me suggest How to Get Away With Murder because that show gets me HYPE, or come and try to beat me at bowling, because I promise you can’t ;).

Either way, you do you and don’t give a sh** about what anyone else has to say about it. Judging me won’t make them stop judging you, so just get out there and do you boo boo, THAT’S what college is about.

Sorry, I'm just really not that sorry that I’m partying.