Quest is Waterloo's online student information system.
You can use Quest to upload any documents that we require and view your application status.
1. Claim your Waterloo identity and create your password
Once you've applied to Waterloo and received an acknowledgement email from us (with the subject "Thank you for applying to Waterloo"), you can create your Waterloo WatIAM username and create your password. You only need to do this once.
You'll need your eight-digit Waterloo student number, e.g., 21012345 found in your acknowledgement email.
If you're having any trouble completing this step, check out our solutions to common WatIAM questions or email helpdesk@uwaterloo.ca.
After you claim your Waterloo identity (WatIAM username), you'll be able to log in to Quest.
What's the difference between your student number and username?
- Your student number consists of eight digits, starting with a 2.
- Your username is a combination of your initials and last/family name up to 8 characters, e.g., if your name is Alex Kai Student, your user ID would be akstuden. You'll use this to log into Waterloo websites and for your Waterloo email address (akstuden@uwaterloo.ca).
If you have questions, email askthecentre@uwaterloo.ca (be sure to include your name and Waterloo student number so that we can better help you).
2. Sign in to Quest
Once you have your Waterloo WatIAM username, you should be able to log in to Quest.
When logging in to Quest, you'll enter your username followed by "@uwaterloo.ca." Using the example of Alex Student from above, you'll need to use akstuden@uwaterloo.ca as the username for logging in to Quest.
If you need help logging into Quest, contact helpdesk@uwaterloo.ca.