trying to logon to that website, you'd probably think they were talking about the obama care mess. but for kids applying for college are probably talking about common app. >> reporter: the most stressful part getting to these beautiful campuses is this, the dreaded college application process. it's become a cultural touch stone. >> gymnastics national champion. my father is cuban and in a wheelchair. >> reporter: for this year's grab of high school seniors there's more angst than usual. a website designed to make the process easier is plagued by glitches, login errors, lagging credit card payments and delayed politics. the common application was designed to let students apply to multiple schools by filling out a single application. this year, the common app retired its paper version and went exclusively online. and that's when the problems began.