When we make our admissions decisions, we look at other factors in addition to grades. You can use the Admission Information Form (AIF) to tell us more about yourself and any extracurricular activities and brag a little!
What is the Admission Information Form?
It's an online form that consists of short questions and helps our admissions committees learn more about you. We use the AIF in place of personal statements or essays that other universities may require.
Which programs require the AIF?
- Engineering programs (excluding Architecture)
- programs in the Faculty of Mathematics
- Computing and Financial Management
- Conditional Admission to Pharmacy
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
See below for details relating to your program or faculty.
How do you submit your AIF?
- Create an account in Quest, our online student information system.
- Once you have a Quest account, complete your AIF before the documents deadline (February 16 for most programs).
- We recommend preparing your answers before submitting them in Quest so that you can check for spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
- The AIF is not accessible on mobile devices.
- Be sure to click <submit> on each page when completing your form in Quest otherwise it will be incomplete.
- Review common questions about the Admission Information Form.
Tips
- Step-by-step screen shots on our Quest website can help walk you through the process.
- Watch our videos about how to complete your AIF.
What is the deadline?
Program | Deadline |
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Programs except the three listed below | February 16, 2024 |
Early consideration for Engineering programs | January 15, 2024 |
Optometry | October 27, 2023 |
Pharmacy | January 22, 2024 |
We recommend that you submit your responses as soon as possible. Submissions will not be reviewed after the AIF deadline.
What are some sample questions?
You don’t need to write a personal essay for Admission Information Form. It consists of short answer questions such as the following.
- What extracurricular activities have you participated in? What did you learn?
- If you took courses outside of your regular day school, why?
- Tell us what you've learned through any volunteer experiences.
- If you're applying to any math, engineering, science, and computer science programs, have you completed any of Waterloo's math and science contests?
Details and tips
Not sure which faculty offers your program(s)? View a list of programs by faculty.
More information
- Next steps for students who have applied for admission or received an offer of admission