Move In and Move Out

Every student will be provided with a desk, chair, bed, mini-fridge, storage space for clothes, and window blinds.

What you should Bring:

• Twin XL (single) size sheets and blanket
• Mattress cover
• Pillow
• Clothes hangers
• Towels
• Clothes
• School supplies
• Power bar with surge protection (must be certified for use in Canada)
• Toiletries
• High efficiency laundry detergent
• Cables for printers, or to connect your laptop to a TV
• Cleaning supplies (e.g. Swiffer, Windex, etc.)
• Flip flops and a portable shower caddy for shared washrooms
• Door stopper (to help keep your door open and get to know your neighbours)
• Combination lock
• Small garbage bags 3M wall stickies
• A plate and cutlery (for your use in the Buttery)

What you Could Bring:

• Inexpensive bike (storage room available)
• Kettle Sports equipment (storage room available)
• Lamp
• Plants
• Musical instruments
• Snacks (for late night studying)
• Ear plugs

What you Shouldn’t Bring:

• Pets (exceptions will be made for fish in bowls or pets that have been approved with Accessibility Services)
• Cooking appliances (hot plates, toasters, rice cookers, microwaves, crock pots, etc. are not allowed in residence rooms)
• Candles
• Amplifiers
• Halogen lamps
• Heaters, heat lamps, or air conditioners
• 3D Printer
• Your own furniture, or mini fridge (University provided furniture must not be removed from the room without explicit permission from Residence and Community Life team. Please contact sjuresid@uwaterloo.ca with inquiries.)
• Adhesives that are not 3M or that will cause wall damage (we will provide approved adhesives when you arrive)
• LED light strips
• Drinking paraphernalia (e.g. funnels, beer pong tables, etc.)

• Don’t worry about getting everything unpacked and decorated on day one! We recommend working on this project throughout the first week as you get more familiar with your new space.
• Pack light. Students often bring a lot more then they need to university and regret it when moving in and out. We recommend you bring the basics and figure out what you need as you go along.
• Take some time to get to know the upper year student leaders and welcome crew! They’re great and here to help you.
• Do not miss beginning of term meetings! These meetings are an essential tool in your transition to residence life and are packed with important information.
• Pack efficiently! While there will be student leaders helping you get your stuff up to your room, you want to avoid things being too heavy or having a lot of lose items.
• Leave your door open as you unpack so you can meet your neighbours and floormates!

Early Move-in

Early move-ins are only accommodated under extenuating circumstances such as out-of-province travel, varsity athlete training, or student leader training. Due to building use and maintenance requirements.

If you are arriving in advance you will need to find alternative accommodations and St. Jerome’s will not be able to support this process.

All early move-in requests must be submitted using the “Early Move-In Request Form” on eRezLife.

Late move-in

If you are not able to arrive on your scheduled move-in day, you must complete the “Late Arrival Form” found on eRezLife.

All residents are provided up to a week after move-in day to arrive. Failure to notify St. Jerome’s of your late move-in via the “Late Arrival Form” will forfeit your spot in residence and you can be held financially responsible for the full residence fee for all contracted terms.

Late arrival past the first week of the term is not permitted expect under exceptional circumstances and explicit approval from the Residence and Community Life Team. You much complete the “Late Arrival Form” on eRezLife to start the process.

We have planned exciting residence-specific orientation programming to help you get settled into your residence life. Sessions are offered for first-years, upper-years and mixed first and upper-years.

St. Jerome’s residence orientation programming complements the main campus programming. As a St. Jerome's student, you are invited to attend both St. Jerome's programming and Waterloo faculty programming. The first few days before classes start are packed full of fun, and we encourage you to participate as much as you are able.

Keep an eye on your Waterloo email for more details about St. Jerome’s orientation activities as they are sent out.