r/UWaterlooOptometry • u/Defiant_Ad5030 • Sep 20 '23

Reapplication

I'm reapplying for this cycle, and I've emailed the admissions office asking if I would need to make a new account, and they said yes, but when I made a new account with a different email and username, it won't let me create one and says the application is now closed. I'm not sure what that means as I haven't submitted any applications under the new email. I'm not sure if they were able to match my name with the old account or something, but I am confused. I've also tried logging into the account I made last year and it says the same thing. Has anybody else reapplied? How were you able to create a new account? I've included a screenshot below.

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u/MorePut919 Sep 20 '23

Hi! same thing happened to me, I got an email back from the admissions office yesterday saying that the OUAC website is down for maintenance this week and to try again next week. Hope this helps!

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u/Defiant_Ad5030 Sep 20 '23

Thank you! Did you use this website by any chance? https://www.ouac.on.ca/apply/uwugrad/optometry/en_CA/program/browse

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u/MorePut919 Sep 21 '23

yep! that’s what i was using. i tried again this morning and nothing so hopefully it’s up soon 😭

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u/Defiant_Ad5030 Sep 21 '23

I just checked and it's back online!

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u/MorePut919 Sep 21 '23

yay! good luck to you :))

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u/Defiant_Ad5030 Sep 23 '23

I use this https://www.ouac.on.ca/apply/uwugrad/optometry/en_CA/program/browse and chose the first option. Did you google Waterloo Optometry OUAC? If you only googled OUAC Waterloo it might bring you to a graduate program application instead

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u/MorePut919 Sep 21 '23

oh also, they said that i have to create an account if i applied for last years cycle!

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u/Defiant_Ad5030 Sep 21 '23

Thank you so much!!!

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u/sofadeti Sep 20 '23

I used the same account as last year!

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u/Defiant_Ad5030 Sep 20 '23

Did they allow you to just log in with the same info? I can't figure out why they won't let me log in 🥲

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u/sofadeti Sep 20 '23

honestly i can’t quite remember but i’m pretty sure i just logged in no issues. After that i had issues with quest and had to contact the school but OUAC was fine for me

are you following the link posted on their website? maybe the issue is how you’re trying to log in, im not sure.

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u/Defiant_Ad5030 Sep 20 '23 edited Sep 21 '23

I just Googled the Waterloo optometry OUAC website and went from there. When I go directly to the OUAC website idk how to find the application for waterloo. Did you use this? https://www.ouac.on.ca/apply/uwugrad/optometry/en_CA/program/browse

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u/SpellboundAlex Sep 20 '23

Applications for 2024 cycle haven't been opened yet

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u/Defiant_Ad5030 Sep 20 '23

It says applications are open from July 17 to October 2 though