I had submitted my application for the beta a while ago, and it originally said "Beta Pending." Now, it says "Apply for the Beta" even though I already have, and it tells me so when I click the button.

Somebody, what the hell is going on here?

Nothing to worry about, its a known glitch.

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/432661.page#4043978 by NFSDrew about the issue, it was apparently fixed but some still experience the issue, as do I.

But it doesn't really matter, as you will get an email notification anyway if you are accepted, and that button will display "DOWNLOAD", instead of "APPLY FOR BETA" (You submission did succeed so you dont have to re-apply)

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/15/432661.page#4171077 by burner55 has a good suggestion on a short term fix for this:

nfs_web.burner55 wrote:EDIT: If you don't tick the check mark then you have to sign in when you visit the website and it is displayed correct.

So, don't check the "remember me" option.

This will require you to sign in everytime you visit the page but it fixes the Button status.

if you go to the main NFS World Website if you log out and re-log back in that pending or download button will show back up if you applied for beta already, sometimes people are not getting emails (myself included) but i am already in beta so i just have to keep checking back frequently for updates.

I guess that means I'm not in this round of the beta then, if they've already sent out the emails