You’re ready. You’re about to join a community of current students, alumni, professors, and staff and we have a week of activities and events planned to help you feel right at home.
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September 1-3: International students are invited to get settled and learn about life in Canada at International Orientation
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September 1-4: Orientation will begin on your campus residence move-in day
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September 4: Orientation will begin if you are living off-campus
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September 2, 3 or 4: After your family drops you off at your residence, they can attend Parent & Supporter Orientation in the Village 1 (V1) Great Hall
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Waterloo Orientation is a dry event
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Public Health restrictions related to COVID-19 in the Region of Waterloo continue to change; incoming students can expect to learn more over the summer about campus health and safety and what to expect for Orientation
You'll have the opportunity to:
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Connect with your new classmates
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Explore the unique traditions of Waterloo and your faculty
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Learn what it means to be a Waterloo Warrior
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Get to know the services, resources and opportunities Waterloo offers you as a new student
Orientation fee information
Attending Waterloo Orientation has a fee of $121.15+HST. The fee will be charged through your Quest account. All incoming undergraduate students are automatically registered for Orientation. If you are not able to attend Orientation, you must opt-out of the Orientation fee through Quest prior to the August 23, 2022 fee payment deadline.
Fall Orientation is a partnership between the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA), the Student Success Office (SSO), and the University's six faculties.
