Questions About Cohort Application Process, Acceptance Criteria, and Review Timeline

Muhammad D. · 2026-08-29T02:47:00.759Z

Hi @Sayli G./@Izzy (.. I hope you guys are doing great. I am struggling with something while applying for the cohorts and trying to understand the process behind it. I tried applying for cohort on 24th Aug which was starting from 26th. The application was not registered in the backend and never got into it. I tried applying again for the one starting on 16th Sept and got a response that there’s no place in that one too. Just wanted to know if there’s any specific acceptance criteria that i should be looking into before applying? or do I apply for future dates to get some confirmation. Also, how long does it usually take for the team to review and approve or reject an application? I’m just wondering so I know whether I’d have enough time to apply for the next cohort if I’m not accepted into the one I applied for.

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Gumloop
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🎓 Cohort Mate: Hey Muhammad, thanks for writing in — sorry the applications have been such a hassle.
Which cohort were you applying to? Acceptance criteria and review timing differ by program, so I don’t want to guess. Pick one of these:
• AI Skills Cohort • Enterprise Cohort • AlphaForge • Wedge (Startup GTM Accelerator) • APAC Cohort • Clay 101 Cohort
Once I know which one, I can match those Aug 26 / Sept 16 dates and walk through criteria, capacity, and how long a decision usually takes.
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Muhammad D.
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I had applied for Outbound Orchestration Foundations
Izzy (.
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Hi Muhammad D. - can you please let us know if you're seeing an error message when you try to submit an application? Would love to understand better what you mean by "application was not registered in the backend and never got into it" 🙂
Morgan Y.
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I had this issue too - no email confirmation or anything
Izzy (.
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Sayli G. tagging in Sayli from our team to help take a look here! If you can please share the email you used to submit the application, we can look into this for you :) Morgan Y.
Sayli G.
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Thanks for tagging Izzy (. happy to take a look!
Sayli G.
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Morgan Y. and Muhammad D. would love to get more details on the situation!
Izzy (.
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Hi Morgan Y.! Following up on this :) If you can share the email you tried applying with, we can take a look here Muhammad D. - if you can please share what error message you were seeing, that’d be very helpful in troubleshooting what’s going on so that we can get your application registered 🧚‍♀️
Sayli G.
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Morgan Y. Just to confirm did you hit Submit at the end of the application and see a Thankyou screen? I also made some changes yesterday that should help with your application submission. We did not receive your application and hence you might have to resubmit and I can take a look to ensure you are unblocked!

Gumloop
APP
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🎓 Cohort Mate: Hey Muhammad, thanks for writing in — sorry the applications have been such a hassle.
Which cohort were you applying to? Acceptance criteria and review timing differ by program, so I don’t want to guess. Pick one of these:
• AI Skills Cohort • Enterprise Cohort • AlphaForge • Wedge (Startup GTM Accelerator) • APAC Cohort • Clay 101 Cohort
Once I know which one, I can match those Aug 26 / Sept 16 dates and walk through criteria, capacity, and how long a decision usually takes.
Sent by Cohort FAQ Bot · View conversation
Muhammad D.
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I had applied for Outbound Orchestration Foundations
Izzy (.
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Hi Muhammad D. - can you please let us know if you're seeing an error message when you try to submit an application? Would love to understand better what you mean by "application was not registered in the backend and never got into it" 🙂
Morgan Y.
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I had this issue too - no email confirmation or anything
Izzy (.
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Sayli G. tagging in Sayli from our team to help take a look here! If you can please share the email you used to submit the application, we can look into this for you :) Morgan Y.
Sayli G.
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Thanks for tagging Izzy (. happy to take a look!
Sayli G.
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Morgan Y. and Muhammad D. would love to get more details on the situation!
Izzy (.
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Hi Morgan Y.! Following up on this :) If you can share the email you tried applying with, we can take a look here Muhammad D. - if you can please share what error message you were seeing, that’d be very helpful in troubleshooting what’s going on so that we can get your application registered 🧚‍♀️
Sayli G.
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Morgan Y. Just to confirm did you hit Submit at the end of the application and see a Thankyou screen? I also made some changes yesterday that should help with your application submission. We did not receive your application and hence you might have to resubmit and I can take a look to ensure you are unblocked!