What’s your full name?
Matthew Robert Peter Zallo Pragdat
Where are you from?
New City, NY
What’s your major?
Mining and Minerals Engineering
What’s your relationship status?
Single and ready to mingle
What is the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done?
Explore an abandoned WWII bunker and trench training facility
What is your favorite quote?
“Speak softly, and carry a big stick.” -Teddy Roosevelt
What’s your favorite memory of your freshmen year at Tech?
So many memories…I’d have to say that my favorite was when two girls walked up to me in the bookstore the fist Sunday I was here and they knew me, but I didn’t know them. That was when I know this was going to be a great year.
How are you involved in campus life?
VT Rugby team and VTRFC
What is your favorite thing about summer?
My favorite thing about summer definitely has to be going to the shore with my friends—always a good time.
What’s your ideal date?
My ideal date would be a nice picnic up on a mountain overlooking a valley just as all of the flower and trees are beginning to bloom in the spring—not too hot, not too cold, and the scenery is just breathtaking.
If you could redo your freshmen year, what would you do differently?
I would definitely study more and try to get better grades.
Who is your celebrity crush?
Well, my female crush would have to be Megan Fox. My favorite male celebrity is hands down Jason Statham, and you can’t tell me other guys don’t feel the same about Statham; the man is beautiful.
If you could offer advice to any girl, what would it be?
Probably just to act like yourself and not what you think guys want to see and hear.
What is something that nobody knows about you?
That nobody knows? Wow, that’s a tricky one. I guess, that I’m secretly a nerd in disguise and into the whole table-top-war-gaming thing.
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Virginia Tech chapter.