diff --git a/apps/api/internal/email/templates/ApplicationAcceptedEmail.html b/apps/api/internal/email/templates/ApplicationAcceptedEmail.html
index 3191f4f3..0755647d 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/email/templates/ApplicationAcceptedEmail.html
+++ b/apps/api/internal/email/templates/ApplicationAcceptedEmail.html
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ <h2 style="margin:0; font-size:22px; color:#1a1a1a;">Hi {{ .Name }},</h2>
               </div>
 
               <p style="margin:0 0 15px 0; font-size:16px;">
-                Please confirm your attendance by January 2nd. <strong>Failure to do so means you are giving up your
+                Please confirm your attendance by <u>January 2nd</u>. <strong>Failure to do so means you are giving up
+                  your
                   spot,</strong> and
                 we will admit someone from a waitlist.
               </p>
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/email/templates/ApplicationRejectedEmail.html b/apps/api/internal/email/templates/ApplicationRejectedEmail.html
index 9c96665c..9facf11b 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/email/templates/ApplicationRejectedEmail.html
+++ b/apps/api/internal/email/templates/ApplicationRejectedEmail.html
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ <h2 style="margin:0; font-size:22px; color:#1a1a1a;">Hi {{ .Name }},</h2>
                 <li><strong>Join the Waitlist</strong>: We may have openings available closer to the event. You can
                   join the waitlist in the <a href="https://app.swamphacks.com/portal">SwampHacks Portal</a> or by
                   signing up
-                  in person on the day of check-in if space allows.
+                  in person on the day of check-in if space allows. The waitlist operates on a first-come, first-served
+                  basis.
                 </li>
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