For cohort courses

Thirty seats next cohort. Applicants see where they stand.

A hard cap for the cohort and a short application form. Every applicant sees their place in line, you read the answers in one export, and the form tells the 31st person the truth.

Use this templateWhat you get

Free to start. You can modify all of this in the editor.

unwaited.com/systems-design-cohort/waitlist

Sound familiar?

The interest form has 400 names and the cohort has 30 seats

You put a Google Form on the landing page and it collected everyone who was mildly curious. Now you have to email 370 people that they did not get in, and the 30 you want never heard back. Nobody who signed up knows whether they are 5th or 350th.

What you get

The limits, hours, and questions, already set

This is exactly what the button creates. It is a starting point, not a cage: change any of it in the editor after.

Template

Spring cohort

  • 30 seats total. The form closes when the 30th applicant joins.
  • No opening hours. Open the list when you announce the cohort and pause it after.
  • Asks for name, current role, and what they want to build.
  • Applicants see their position in line.
  • The running count is hidden, so applicants only see their own number.
Capacity
30 in total
Signups open
Any time
Form asks for
Email, Name, Current role, What do you want to build during the course?
Counter on the form
Hidden
Use this templateFree. Change anything after.

Or by hand

Set it up yourself, step by step

The same values, typed in. About five minutes.

  1. Create the waitlist

    Open the "Spring cohort" template, change what you like, and press Publish. An emailed code makes it yours and puts it live; nothing is public before that.

  2. Set capacity to 30 in total

    In Settings, set the capacity to 30 in total. When the 30th person joins, the form reads as full and says so.

  3. Leave the hours open

    Under Hours, leave the schedule off so people can join at any time. You can pause the list by hand whenever you need to.

  4. Add the form fields

    Email is built in. On the Form tab, add Name (required), Current role (required), What do you want to build during the course?. Labels and help text render as plain text.

  5. Hide the counter

    In Settings, leave the counter off. The form still refuses signups past the cap; it just does not show the running total.

  6. Publish and share

    Click Publish. The Share tab has the hosted link, a QR code, and the script tag or iframe for your site. The submit button reads "Apply for a seat".

FAQ

Questions people here ask

Can I accept applicants out of order?

Yes. The position is a number, not a rule. Read the export and invite whoever fits.

Can I charge tuition through the form?

No. Unwaited does not take payments. Send a checkout link to accepted applicants from your own tool.

Does it email applicants when they are accepted?

Applicants get a confirmation with their place in line when they apply, and a "your turn" email when you send it from the Entries tab. Acceptance details still go out from your inbox.

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