Welcome to Waterloo Start!

As a first year student, you will experience a lot of change!
We are here to guide you through your new journey step by step
Click here to download a pdf overview.

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Connect

This section will guide you through all the services Waterloo offers to connect with your peers, professors, and personal finances.

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Be Active!

As a new student, you might find yourself very busy with your studies but it is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle! Check out what Waterloo offers for your physical wellbeing.

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Take Notice

Be curious, remark on the unusual, notice the changing seasons, savour the moment! This section will familiarize you with Waterloo's campus map through a series of exploration quests.

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Keep Learning

Waterloo offers many programs for students to become successful. Try something new and discover the resources available to you that will help you grow throughout your studies at UW.

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Give

Do something nice for a friend, or a stranger! Join a club or student society. Create positive connections with the people around you!

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Your Profile

This section keeps track of what you have accomplished including the points you have earned. These points can be turned into Flex Dollars!

Fun Facts for 2016/17

Find out interesting facts about your university:
https://uwaterloo.ca/performance-indicators


Connect

The first section of Waterloo Start guides you through all your accounts that Waterloo offers to connect you to the resources you need.
*Completed quests move to your history tab in your profile and new quests may appear*

500 points

Complete a quiz about Learn

500 points

Complete a quiz about Quest

100 points

Visit UW Flow

200 points

Introduce yourself in your Facebook frosh group page

50 points

Check out our 1st year discussion board Reddit page

100 points

Login to your Waterloo Student Portal

100 points

Login to your user@edu.uwaterloo.ca email

50 points

Login to My BookLook

Be Active

Part of being a successful student involves taking care
of your physical health. Get moving!

1000 points

Pick up a shoetag and post a pic with it at PAC on our insta!

200 points

Scan the QR code at CIF

700 points

Do a yoga drop in class

300 points

Fill out this quiz about the sports and recreations Waterloo offers

100 points

Take a break at the Comfy lounge

500 points

Scan the QR code after reaching each flight of stairs in the Dana Porter Library

700 points

Go for a swim!

800 points

Within 15 minutes, scan each QR code around ring road

Take Notice

Explore the campus! Find hidden nooks and crannies.
Scan QR codes and fill out your mental map of campus.

200 points

Scan the QR code at the fire pit at EV3

200 points

Scan the QR code near the piano in QNC

200 points

Scan the QR code in the overpass from E5

50 points

Find a safe route with MAD’s goose-dodging map

100 points

Scan the QR code at Turnkey

100 points

Scan the QR code in the overpass connecting MC and DC

1000 points

Scan the QR code at the bottom of the Christie Digital Wall in the Stratford Campus

100 points

Pick up a sticker from the ASU

Keep Learning

Now that you know your way around campus, it's time to
take advantage of the services that are readily available to you.

100 points

Take a photo at Health Services

100 points

Find your prof's office hours

50 points

Get a free cookie from C&D after answering a math question

100 points

Scan a QR code in a project room in EV3

500 points

Buy your first textbook from the Bookstore

200 points

Visit a TA

300 points

Book an appointment at the writing centre

200 points

Submit an insta photo of your favourite place in Waterloo

Give

You're almost settled in, now lend a hand (or shoulder)
to your fellow warriors. Be the change you want to see.

400 points

Pick up all the piece of a code from the Clubs and Societies Day

800 points

Feed a hungry student

500 points

Go to a Velocity event

200 points

Check out the Accelerator Centre

2000 points

Sign up to be a note taker

2000 points

Join the Renison Converstaion Partner Program

100 points

Make a new friend on campus and add them on Facebook

200 points

Take a picture of you giving a hug to a student who looks like they need to be cheered up!

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