Confirming we've fixed the underlying YouTube Analytics issue that caused lower than normal views this morning. More details here: https://goo.gl/1aAtc9 https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1075438351828697088 …
We know that acceptance to the YPP is important to you. As all the applications are manually being reviewed, it does take a bit of time. Once it is reviewed, you'll receive an email update. Meanwhile, keep uploading original content as the more info/content to review, the better.