I applied about 4 hours before the deadline, if I remember correctly. I found out about YC that day while reading a Slashdot article that said the deadline was

I applied about 4 hours before the deadline, if I remember correctly. I found out about YC that day while reading a Slashdot article that said the deadline was coming up. I put together the application in about 2 hours and sent it off, and marked that Dan would not be able to come out, and Chris would (a total guess). I called them both the next day and was pretty surprised that after telling them about YC, they both instantly agreed to drop out of our last semester at Penn State and move to San Francisco.