To check your application status or whether we've received your documents, you’ll use Quest, Waterloo’s online student information system.
Once you’ve activated your username and password, you’ll be able to log in and complete your Admission Information Form or check your application status.
- Your username is different from your Waterloo ID number. Your username will be up to 8 characters and will be a combination of your initials and last/family name.
- Your Waterloo ID number is an 8-digit number that starts with a 2 was emailed to you (subject line "Thank you for applying to Waterloo") when we received your application.
Check your application status
Once you've logged into Quest, you can view the status of your application. Click on Student Center and then Admissions. Click the program name(s) to see your application status.
Learn when we make offers of admission.
Complete your AIF
The Admission Information Form (AIF) is required for admission to
- All Engineering programs (excluding Architecture),
- All programs in the Faculty of Mathematics,
- Computing and Financial Management,
- Conditional Admission to Pharmacy (CAP), and
- Optometry, Pharmacy, and Social Work.
If it's required for your program of interest, you'll need complete all sections of the AIF and submit it by the documents deadline.
The admissions committee will not review your AIF unless all sections have been saved and submitted.
Check if we've received your documents
If you need to submit documents such as transcripts or English test scores, you can check your Quest account to see if we've received those documents.
Transcripts
Log in to your Quest account. Click on Student Center and then Admissions to see the programs you applied to. Click on Documents and you will see the schools you have listed as your previous institutions.
You can upload a pdf of your transcript so that we can review your application for admission.
Each time a transcript is added to your application file, the "date received" field will be updated.
English language test scores
Log in to your Quest account, click on Admissions, and look under the Test Summary section. When your official English language test score has been received from the testing centre, you'll see your scores here.
Unofficial test scores that you've emailed or uploaded will not be reviewed. Official test scores must be sent directly from the testing centre.
View conditions on your Offer of Admission
If you're admitted to Waterloo, you can use Quest to review any conditions on your Offer of Admission that you need to meet. Log in to Quest and click on your Offer of Admission for details.
Instructions on how to view conditions →
Tips for using Quest
If you're using a computer in a language other than English, please select the English Quest login, which automatically changes your settings to read English.
Questions? Contact the Quest help desk at quest@uwaterloo.ca or 519-888-4567, ex. 36644