When you think of college, many people think about tailgating, frat parties and the wild nights out. With such a stigma, the pressure to go out and make your own “college” memories is one that can cause some difficulty to those of us who actually have a slightly different view of the best four years of our lives. No, I am not judging anyone because the truth is a lot of my friends have been able to embrace that college mentality. And they are some of the most responsible, promising people I know. I am also aware that at one point in our life we will all be that college student, it is pretty inevitable. However, what I am saying is that it is OK if you don’t like to party every night, are not looking to get a Master's degree anytime soon, and your wildest night is the one in which you stayed up until 3 a.m. reading your favorite book.

With my occasional college outing in the books and a couple of parties later, I have realized that the party scene is not my favorite thing to do on any given weekend or weekday for that matter. I find my ideal Friday night being a bubble bath, nice dinner and a night in bed cuddling with my favorite stuffed animal and "Grey’s Anatomy." For during the week, a nice trip to the Art Museum or trip to the movies will satisfy my craving for going out and being spontaneous. Talking about being spontaneous, going skydiving sounds more fun to me than sitting in a cramped dorm with a bunch of drunken teenagers. I have always been a very low key person and I do not feel the need to change that part of me because of the environment I am in, just like most people would never jump off of a bridge just because their friends are.

I would rather wake up any given morning dehydrated from all the coffee I drank in order to finish a paper, than because of all the tequila I drank last night. I would rather be vomiting because of over eating a delicious meal in one of Miami’s nicest restaurants, than having to taste all the liquor I drank last night burn my throat on the way back up again. I would rather have a guy lay next to me in my PJ's expecting nothing more than deep conversation, than a guy lying next to me expecting something different.

For me, college will be the greatest four years because I found my passion and learned everything I could about it. I participated in events that were not only fun but make me the adult I so wish to be. I will live for the spontaneous nights in which you laugh so hard at the stupid things you and your roommate did while completely sober. I will live for the nights that I spend with a guy that will cherish me. Most importantly, I will do things my way, not with the dogma surrounding what I should be doing. College is about making friends and memories you will never forget, and OK maybe some of your friends will tell you about it the next morning, but at the end of the day, I am OK with not being that traditional college girl.