This past spring, Monica Marcello finished her career as a record-setting UConn athlete. While her time as a diver and senior captain for the UConn Women’s Swimming and Diving Team may be over, she has found a new team. As a masters student in nutritional sciences, she is part of an interdisciplinary research project that is examining how diet affects recovery from ACL surgery. Here is what she said in an interview.
Where did you study as an undergraduate?
UConn!
What was your major?
I majored in nutritional sciences with a didactic concentration.
Why did you decide to go to graduate school?
I knew that getting my masters earlier would pay off for my future career. Being an undergraduate student at UConn I fell in love with UConn immediately. However, I had more connections than just academics. I was a Division I athlete and due to injury, I had an extra year of eligibility as a diver after my four years as an undergraduate student. Having such strong love and loyalty for my team, it was an obvious choice to stay at UConn to continue to represent the swimming and diving team as well as get my masters in a field I am truly passionate about.
