Applied to Waterloo?
1 - What you need to do
- Visit the OUAC website to review your application
- Complete your Admission Information Form(s)
- Check your application status using Quest.
- Arrange to have your marks sent to us
- Apply for scholarships & financial aid (if applicable)
- Arrange to have your English language test scores sent to us (if applicable)
- Send us your documents for transfer credit assessment (if applicable)
- Provide teacher reference information (Faculty of Mathematics applicants only)
- Investigate our services for students with disabilities (if applicable)
Important: Most of Waterloo's admissions information will be sent to you by email. It's essential that you keep your email address up to date. Once we receive your application, we'll send you an email outlining the next steps in the admissions process. If you don’t receive that email within 3 weeks of applying to Waterloo, we recommend that you check your junk or spam folders.
2 - What you need to know
- Check important dates for applicants to fall 2012
- Get information about your faculty and program
- Find out about Waterloo's financial aid guarantee (if applicable)
- Learn more about the co-op system of study (if applicable)
- Read up on Waterloo's residence and housing options and our residence guarantee
- Find out when Waterloo will make its offers of admission
- Learn about Waterloo's computing facilities
- Visit the International Student Office website (if applicable)
3 - What's Next
- The best way to experience Waterloo is to come for a visit! At our March Break Open House, you can check out the campus and find out more about the programs you’ve applied to. If you can’t make it to the open house, you’re invited to take a student-led tour of our campus and residences on most weekdays and Saturdays throughout the year.
- Participate in Waterloo contests, if you want to be considered for scholarships
- Contact us if you have any questions – we're here to help!
- If you're an international student, begin the study permit process (if applicable)
Academic integrity at Waterloo
In order to maintain a culture of academic integrity, members of the University of Waterloo community are expected to promote honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility. Check out the Academic Integrity website and take our online tutorial.
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