Get Every Enrolled Student to Actually Show Up for Day One
People enroll in cohort courses weeks early and forget. A warm countdown sequence — one week, one day, one hour — gets enrolled students to actually start.
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Track Enrollments
Add enrollments with their cohort start date to Airtable.
- 2
Send the Week-Out Email
Add a
Schedule Triggersending prep steps and calendar invite 7 days before. - 3
Send the Day-Before
Add an email with the join link and a short 'what to expect'.
- 4
Send the Hour-Before Ping
Add a final reminder with the direct link right before start.
- 5
Activate and Test
Activate the workflow with a test cohort. Confirm all three touches fire on time.
Frequently asked questions
Why does attendance matter so much?
Students who attend day one complete at multiples of the rate of those who don't — everything downstream depends on it.
Can I add SMS?
Add a Twilio ping for the hour-before touch — texts get seen when email doesn't.
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