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Size: 960 residents
Style: Traditional
Rooms: Double
Meal plan: Required
Community: First-year students
Mascot: REV Moustache
First-year contracts: Fall-Winter
Upper-year contracts: None
Building: REV consists of 4 quads. Each quad has 5 floors, with 48 residents and 1 don living on each floor. Floors are co-ed, but each wing on the floor are single gender.
Features and amenities
24-hr Front Desk
Available to all residents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The front desk offers: printing, stamp purchases, parcel pick-up and mail distribution. You can also visit the front desk to sign out equipment, facilities, movies and games, or to ask your friendly Front Desk Assistant any questions related to residence, campus, or Waterloo.
Wireless Internet
All rooms and common areas include an unlimited high-speed Internet connection.
Don support
Dons are upper-year students living on each floor in residence to provide students with mentorship and support.
Utilities included
Heat, electricity, water and internet are all included with your residence fee.
Laundry facilities
WatCard operated laundry facilities are located in the main laundry facility. Irons and ironing boards are also available from the Front Desk for you to use.
IT Service Desk
Located in the V1 community centre, the Residence IT Service Desk offers free technical support and services to all residents.
Shared amenities
As a UWaterloo resident, you have access to amenities located in other residences including: gaming tables, movies, multi-faith room, music rooms, fitness rooms, tutoring centres, cafeterias and study rooms.
Community centre
REV residents have access to: pool, snooker, ping pong, board games, movies, a music room, basketball court, fitness room and TV lounge outfitted with a 65 4K TV.
Study and meeting rooms
Residents are able to book shared rooms and spaces for group meetings or study sessions.
Fitness Room
Located within REV, a newly renovated fitness room includes treadmills, stationary bikes, step machines, free weights, mats and more.
Shared kitchen
Floor lounge includes a small kitchenette with a microwave and full-sized refrigerator for residents to share.
Eatery and dining
REVelation is located in the REV community centre complete with a large dining hall.