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Transfer Student 101

By Selena Bahta & Sydney Coulis
Welcome to Waterloo

Most students enter university with Selena's Story
the perception that they’re supposed
to love their school/program, and Making new friends, joining clubs, and
stick with both of them throughout transfering credits were some of the
their schooling. It’s amazing if you do, minor concerns that 19 year old Selena
but it’s also okay if you don’t. Some Bahta had when deciding to transfer
students find that their school isn’t the from Wilfrid Laurier University. “When I
right fit for them, or they fell in love first decided to transfer, I was extremely
with a certain class and they want to nervous, but I knew it was for the best. It
explore a program that is more almost felt like I was starting over again.
related to such topics, but the new Throughout first year, I realized that I
program is offered at a different was extremely unhappy being in the
university. The University of Waterloo biology program and wanted something
is home to many transfer students more practical, so I applied to Public
from different schools from in and out Health. The University of Waterloo made
of the province. Approximately 37.2 my transition extremely smooth.” Selena
percent of undergraduate students in expressed the importance of getting
Ontario will transfer before obtaining involved to help in the transition

their degree. process. “I joined a non-profit
Whether you’re transferring organization club called Wish Youth
programs within a university, or Network Society. It helped me make
starting at a new one, there are many friends within my faculty and feel more
resources available to you. The welcomed at school”.
following will give students who are
hoping to transfer, or who have
recently transferred, more information
on the resources and support
systems they have available to them
at UW.
Fun Fact

The University of Waterloo offers several
undergraduate programs but as well over 180
graduate programs varying from Mathematics,
Engineering and English. The variety of graduate
programs encourages several students from
across Ontario to attend the University of
Waterloo when continuing their postgraduate
studies.