Finally the app everyone has been waiting for—no need to Facetime one friend while Skyping another just to catch up, no need to hang up on one friend to answer another just so they can both tell you your makeup looks fine.

Houseparty is a brand new app that allows you to video chat with up to 8 people at once, and is blowing up at campuses across the country. If you open the app, you can immediately "join a party" with any of your other friends online, regardless of location--Houseparty is perfect for all things: getting ready, studying, planning, etc.

Last week, a representative from the Houseparty team came to University of Michigan to help promote the app. "The app was blowing up and we knew Michigan would need to know about it asap" the representative told me.

Being such a large, diverse school, Michigan is the perfect place for Houseparty to erupt even more. Another rep described the app as "equally great for the people you don't see everyday: friends from home, camp friends, study-abroad friends, etc. And it's a really great way to meet friends of friends."

Also, Houseparty sets themselves apart from any other video-chatting app because instead of having to guiltily send someone to voicemail or decline the call, you can just refrain from joining the party. In other words, if a friend has opened the app, you will automatically get a notification and you can either join the party or just ignore the notification!

No more worrying whether your outfit for winter formal is cute to one friend and not the other, and no more hassle to meet for a group assignment--Houseparty is the perfect solution we always knew we needed.

So go to the Appstore and download the app if you weren't already convinced!