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Getting to Know HCO: Mary Kate Callahan

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Oneonta chapter.

Name: Mary Kate

Hometown: Montgomery, NY 

Major: Fashion Merchandising

Year: Sophomore

 

Laurel: What’s your favorite show to binge watch?

Mary Kate: “Friends, I honestly never get sick of it.”

 

L: What age do you wish you could permanently be?

MK: “I think that 21 or 22 would be a good age. I’m going to say 22.”

 

L: Do you have any hidden talents or tricks?

MK: “Um well, I’m double jointed in my fingers but that’s the closest thing I have to a hidden talent.”

 

L: If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three movies would you bring with you?

MK: “The Grinch, Hocus Pocus, and Sandlot–such a fun movie!”

 

L: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

MK: “Italy.”

 

L: What are some small things that make your day better?

MK: “I guess when it’s not raining, like if the sun is out. Or when people share tweets with you!”

 

L: Who was your celebrity crush as a child?

MK: “Oh, Zac Efron.”

 

L: What made you want to go into the fashion industry?

MK: “I started sewing my freshman year of high school and I really liked it. My Grandma also was really into fashion, but she passed away when I was in 8th grade before I was really passionate about it. I also did tie dye in chemistry for a couple months on various fabrics and it made me realize how much was actually out there and all the different options there were in the fashion industry, I loved it.”

 

L: If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life what would it be?

MK: “Chicken nuggets. That’s pretty much my life now.”

 

L: What is something that you hate but wish you loved?

MK: “I hate reading and it’s only gotten worse since I’ve gotten to college.”

 

L: If you woke up as animal tomorrow what would you want to be?

MK: “A koala, so that I could sleep all day.”

 

L: What’s a weird quirk you have?

MK: “I can’t be in a quiet room, like I always have to have some sort of background noise.”

 

HCXO,

Laurel