| My name is Jackie Milestone and I was deferred from Yale University after applying to the early action pool in the fall of 2011. My hope is that this song and video will help to show that Yale is more than just my first choice school, it is a school I know well and have dreamed of attending ever since I discovered that colleges existed. I was heartbroken when I found out I was deferred and I hope that this video will encourage the admissions officers to give me another chance. Music and Lyrics by Jackie Milestone Acoustic Guitar and Vocals by Jackie Milestone Additional Guitar, Bass, and Percussion by Stefan Richter and Jake Goodman of Bam Bam Studios (soundcloud.com/bambamstudios) Recording by Bam Bam Studios Video filming and editing by Jessi Milestone Lyrics: You've got to know me by now As the one who dreams of you And being in your stonewall embrace. I hope you've seen my by now, Relishing the summer time When we lived together Things were never better, And these high school years Will bring me to tears When I've only got one thing on my mind And it's... Yale You've made me white and blue for you. Yale If you let me in I'll show you just what I can do (for you). I want to be there this fall In those brisk autumn winds, Sitting on the swing in Branford, The buttery by night, Like this past July In the Davenport library, Studying altogether, I stop and say it can't get better. And when I think of my bright college years I think of you my dear I think of... Yale You've ... |
