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UCONN Husky Research Paper

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It will not end here, not now, not with me. Thirty-five years, seven proud alumni, and a family of devoted fans created a legacy in my family that helps connect us. It also poses a challenge and sense of responsibility to pass it on. I will be the next UCONN Husky, it’s in my blood. I was born in June the year UCONN won their first men’s basketball championship. I’m sure I heard my mother cheer when the final buzzer rang. She was not the first Husky, though. It was my aunt, Judy Lion Carbonella, a graduate of ‘82, who planted the seed early on for me to follow in her footsteps. There are also my cousins: Captain Anthony Carbonella IV, undergraduate of ’07 and graduate from UCONN Dentil ‘11, U.S. Air Force Dentist; Gregory Carbonella, ‘11, now in medical school; Daniel Carbonella, ‘11, UCONN School of Business; Jeffrey Carbonella ‘16, currently anticipating his acceptance into UCONN’s medical school, my brother, Mitchell DelVecchio, ‘10, Pharmacist, and my mother, ‘85, Math Department Head. …show more content…

My grandfather, a pediatrician for forty years, was the first college graduate in his family. His home office was my daycare. From my earliest memories, education and medicine was often a topic of discussion when my family gathered. I heard the conversations about college applications and essays and saw the anticipation awaiting acceptance. I saw the excitement of “getting in” multiple times throughout my life. As professionals, passionate about their careers, I hear conversations of patients and students. The UCONN graduates in my family are a testament not only to the high quality of education UCONN offers, but the quality of people it forms and the contagious, positive experiences they want to share from college and

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