Gotcha! One bit of feedback I have is that unless you expect to fill all spots easily, it might be easier to get a sense of the number of people interested if you put out a deadline. You can still extend it or just turn to rolling applications afterward. My experience is that people otherwise just like to wait until the last moment (most applications come at the same day as the deadline, at least for courses I ran)
Gotcha! One bit of feedback I have is that unless you expect to fill all spots easily, it might be easier to get a sense of the number of people interested if you put out a deadline. You can still extend it or just turn to rolling applications afterward. My experience is that people otherwise just like to wait until the last moment (most applications come at the same day as the deadline, at least for courses I ran)