Taking courses outside your regular day school

Hoping to obtain a higher mark, some grade 11 and 12 students take courses in summer school or in private schools. While some lower-ranking universities may not mind courses taken outside the regular day school, the University of Waterloo has posted the following information on its website.

Our goal is to admit students who have the right preparation to be successful in a rigorous full-time program, not simply those with the best grades. Taking all courses through your regular day school provides the best preparation for success in university studies. 

If you have taken, or are taking, courses outside of regular day school, your overall admission score may be adjusted. You will be asked to explain why a course has been taken outside your regular course load on the Admission Information Form.

This information was retrieved from the University of Waterloo’s website on 30 June 2020.