Hold that application!(College) (college admission application) (Brief article)

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Just after midnight on August 1, when this year's Common Application was posted online, Cree Bautista sat down at his computer. It was 3:30 a.m. when he pushed "send" and became the first applicant for the Class of 2015 at any of the more than 400 schools that accept the Common Application. Cree, 17, a senior at Pflugerville High School in Pflugerville, Texas, says New York University is his "dream school" and he was determined to be the first to apply--even though the deadline isn't until January 1. Two days later, nearly 1,000 Common...