Waterloo holds March Open House for prospective students

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High school students who have applied to the University of Waterloo will be among the 6,000 people expected at the March Open House at the Waterloo campus on Saturday, March 1.

"This campus-wide event gives applicants and parents the opportunity to visit campus, attend sessions, and participate in activities that will enable them to learn about Waterloo," said Andrea Santi, manager of the visitors centre at the Waterloo campus. "We hope that this day will help applicants make the most informed choice when selecting where to get their university education."

The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and visitors can tour Waterloo's main campus and affiliated university colleges, as well as campus residences. The 45-minute campus tours will start from the Student Life Centre.

“I want students to see why I love Waterloo so much and at the end of the day, I hope they do too,” says Chanele Polenz, a fourth-year biochemistry student who will show some of the prospective students around campus. “There is so much more to Waterloo than just studying and I want them to see that.”

Students and parents are encouraged to attend presentations focused on individual programs and faculties. Visitors can also attend information sessions relating to co-operative education, residence life and financing an education.

Tours and information sessions will also take place at the Stratford Campus, the School of Pharmacy, and the School of Architecture in Cambridge.

Further information on the March Open House is available online.

About the University of Waterloo

In just half a century, the University of Waterloo, located at the heart of Canada's technology hub, has become one of Canada's leading comprehensive universities with 35,000 full- and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs. Waterloo, as home to the world's largest post-secondary co-operative education program, embraces its connections to the world and encourages enterprising partnerships in learning, research and discovery. In the next decade, the university is committed to building a better future for Canada and the world by championing innovation and collaboration to create solutions relevant to the needs of today and tomorrow. For more information about Waterloo, please visit www.uwaterloo.ca.

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