College is a time to find yourself and grow as a person, but what about the people we find along the way? There is no better person to meet during this time than your college best friend. There are many reasons why we love our college best friends and why they make the world as awesome as they do.

1. They're your partner in crime at every party, and your right-hand woman at the bars

No matter where your drunken escapades take you, they're always by your side. They're the Red Bull to your vodka, and you can count on them to make sure you're the perfect level of non-emotional and drunk. They're the bathroom buddy you always wanted and the wing woman you always needed. They're always there to go to happy hour on a Tuesday or tell you to get your sh*t together and drag to you to the library instead. They're your biggest cheerleader in beer Olympics and your automatic beer pong partner. Bonus: They know you so well that they'll steal your phone from you before you double-drunk-text your guy of the month.

2. They will always be there to talk you through your regrettable decisions, preferably over food

They're not going to judge you for waking up at your ex-boyfriend's house and will listen to you vent over brunch the next day. They will thoroughly play along every time you claim, "I'm never going to do this again," and won't look at you any less when you do. They're there for the failed relationships, last-minute papers you were supposed to start a month ago, and the falling-out of other friendships. They're the first person you text when something embarrassing happens and will let you eat the whole plate of fries to get over it.

3. They have seen you at your worst and still love you

Sweat pants, hair tied, chillin' with no makeup on? That's the you they usually see and they still want to be your friend. They've seen you during your worst hangover and at the end of your three-day study binges. They know your ugliest crying face and how you look coming out of a frat house the morning after. If this isn't true friendship, then I don't know what is.

4. You text them like you'd drunk-text your ex

You say the most ridiculous things to this person because you know they won't walk away and think your weird. Your love for each other rivals other relationships, to the point that it's almost disgusting.

5. You have too many inside jokes that no one ever knows what you're talking about

You have nicknames for every frat that are hilarious to you; you know so many embarrassing stories about each other; and you come up with the stupidest jokes. You both think you're hilarious, but everyone else is confused as to what you're even explaining. You do the weirdest things together, and it doesn't even faze you.

6. They're the friendship you always needed

You've had a lot of "best friends" in the past and some still stay true, but there is nothing as raw and real as your college best friend. They've watched your trials and errors at becoming an adult, and they're still around to see you succeed (or fail). The craziest things happen in college, and without them by your side, you're not sure you'd get through. So here's to all the best friends we make in college, who truly make your experience the best four years!