What are waitlists?

A waitlist is like a line you join when you can't get what you want right away.

Imagine you're at your favorite ice cream shop, but it's super busy. You really want that chocolate cone, but there’s no room for you to stand in line. So instead of waiting outside, you tell the person at the counter, "I'll come back later!" They write down your name on a piece of paper and put it in a special pile called a waitlist.

When someone from the line finishes their ice cream, the shopkeeper calls out the next name from the waitlist. That person gets to go right into the line!

It’s like when you're waiting for your turn on the swings at the park. If the swing is taken, you can join a waitlist of kids who are also waiting for their turn.

Sometimes, if the ice cream shop has a lot of people waiting, they might even give out little tickets or numbers so everyone knows their order in the line. That way, no one gets confused!