Hi all,

This is a reminder that year 4 registrations begin next week.

Important Dates:

Date	Importance
June 1, 2026	DraftMySchedule is available. It reflects the course times/locations (if there is a conflict between location on DraftMySchedule and student centre, trust Student Centre).
June 22 and June 26, 2026	Priority Enrollment Period: Enrollment appointments for Year 1 students will be scheduled.
July 6 to July 10, 2026	Priority Enrollment Period: Enrollment appointments for Year 4 students will be scheduled.

Year 4: If you have questions about the registration process, or if you are looking for recommendations, please refer to the course selection megathread.

Everyone else: This is your chance to help each other. There will be lots of questions in that thread that need answers. If you have your own recommendations, classes to take, or classes to avoid, please post them in the course selection megathread.

Hi all,

This is a reminder that first-year registrations begin next week

Important Dates:

Date	Importance
June 1, 2026	DraftMySchedule is available. It reflects the course times/locations (if there is a conflict between location on DraftMySchedule and student centre, trust Student Centre).
June 22 and June 26, 2026	Priority Enrollment Period: Enrollment appointments for Year 1 students will be scheduled.

First-years: If you have questions about the registration process, or if you are looking for recommendations, please refer to the course selection megathread.

Everyone else: This is your chance to help each other. There will be lots of questions in that thread that need answers. If you have your own recommendations, classes to take, or classes to avoid, please post them in the course selection megathread.

Hello incoming Mustangs!!

Living in residence is an integral part of students’ university experience at Western. Rated #1 for student living by Maclean’s University Rankings in the Medical/Doctoral category for seven years in a row, our 12 residences offer a wide range of facilities and support services, providing homes to over 6,100 undergraduate students from 66 countries.

From the 457-person traditional-style dorm in the historic Delaware Hall, to the vibrant 988-bed hybrid-style Ontario Hall, each residence provides a supportive environment where students can connect with campus resources and participate in events and programs—all located within a 10-15min walk to the heart of campus.

We are so excited that you have been given offers for the upcoming school year and we're sure you're excited too. We have decided to create this megathread for you to post all of your residence questions.

Important Links:

Academic Calendar

Housing

Residence

myHousing

Note the following dates from Housing:

Dates	Description
June 3, 2026	First-year residence prepayment and Residence Placement Questionnaire due on the myHousing Portal. Students who miss this deadline will be able to join our first-year waitlist.
June 3, 2026	Residence Accessibility Requests due on the myHousing Portal
June 10, 2026	Final day for first-year students to make changes to their submitted Residence Placement Questionnaire on the myHousing Portal including Roommate groups of two.
July 1, 2026	Canada Day Holiday
Late July	Building Assignments for first-year students released by email and posted on myHousing Portal
August 3, 2026	Civic Holiday
August 3, 2026	Deadline to order a Western ONECard to guarantee pick-up at residence move-in
August 4, 2026	Last day to cancel your residence on the myHousing Portal and receive a refund of $450 (half of the residence prepayment of $900)
August 4, 2026	First instalment of residence and tuition fees due for first-year students. Please note that failure to meet this deadline may result in the cancellation of your residence space. Payment instructions are available on the Fee Payment Methods page.
August 4, 2026	Residence Onboarding Process due. Details will be sent with students' building assignment email in late-July.
August 4, 2026	Suitemate requests due for first-year students who have been assigned to the same building and room-type. All students in the group must submit by email to housing@uwo.ca.
August 17, 2026	First instalment of residence and tuition fees due for upper-year students.
August 22, 2026	Western Summer Accommodations closes (Students living in residence for 26-27 will receive information about transitioning)
August 26, 2026	Deadline to order bedding and residence essentials from the Dellelce Family Bookstore to be ready for front desk pick-up at move-in
September 2, 2026	International Student Move-in Day
September 2, 2026	Indigenous Student Move-in Day
September 3, 2026	Indigenous Student Orientation Day
September 5-6, 2026	First-year Student Move-in Days
September 7, 2026	Labour Day Holiday
September 8, 2026	Upper-year Student Move-in Day
September 7-12, 2026	Orientation Week

We have a page in our wiki with some frequently asked questions about on-campus residence and living in London in general. I highly recommend checking it out before posting. You an access the page using this link.

Please note that subreddit rules still apply and any discussions pertaining to living on campus will be redirected here.

Hi Everyone!

It is once again time for the course selection megathread. This megathread is for all things course selection - please keep related discussions contained within this thread. Please note that "bird courses" or "GPA boosters" are low quality, low effort, and reduces the credibility of Western and this subreddit. It is against our subreddit's rules to ask for easy (or "bird") courses.

Important Links:

Academic Calendar

DraftMySchedule

Student Centre

Potentially relevant wiki

Detailed instructions for first-years and new-to-Western students

Detailed instructions for upper-years

Important Dates:

Date	Importance
June 1, 2026	DraftMySchedule is available. It reflects the course times/locations (if there is a conflict between location on DraftMySchedule and student centre, trust Student Centre).
June 22 and June 26, 2026	Priority Enrollment Period: Enrollment appointments for Year 1 students will be scheduled.
July 6 to July 10, 2026	Priority Enrollment Period: Enrollment appointments for Year 4 students will be scheduled.
July 13 to July 17, 2026	Priority Enrollment Period: Enrollment appointments for Year 3 students will be scheduled.
July 20 to July 24, 2026	Priority Enrollment Period: Enrollment appointments for Year 2 students will be scheduled.
July 29, 2026	Adjustment Enrollment Period: (Note: course registration will be suspended on July 29 at midnight and will resume July 30 at the start of the business day).
August 5, 2026	General Enrollment Period: (Note: course registration will be suspended on August 5 at midnight and will resume August 6 at the start of the business day).
September 17, 2026	Add/Drop date for first-term 0.5 course or 1.0 course.
November 30, 2026	Final drop date for first term 0.5 course
January 13, 2027	Add/Drop date for second term 0.5 course.
February 1, 2027	Final drop date for full term 1.0 course.
March 30, 2027	Final drop date for second term 0.5 course.

DraftMySchedule

First things first, you should have an idea of which courses you need/want to take for your intended module.

• Navigate to the "Academic Calendar" link in the "Important Links" section of this post.
• Navigate to "Modules/Programs at Western" and find the program you want to pursue.
• Click on the bubble on the right that corresponds with which type of module you'd like to do (eg. Major).
• At the top of the page, you should see admission requirements. These are the requirements you need to meet in first year to gain entry into your desired program. It's important to note that the number of courses listed is likely not the full 5.0 credits. Fret not! This means you are open to take electives (and yes those electives can be pre-requisites to other programs if you so wish).
  • You will also need to make sure that you take at least 1.0 credits from at least 2 different categories at some point in your academic career (category A: social science, category B: arts and humanities, category C: science). More info on this here.

Now that you know which courses you are planning to take, it's time to build a schedule.

• Navigate to the "DraftMySchedule" link in the "Important Links" section of this post.
• Login using your Western ID.
• Start searching for the courses you are planning to take. Keep an eye out for the course suffixes as they are important. A list to explanations of course suffixes can be found on page 2 of this document.
• Using DraftMySchedule, you can see when your chosen courses will be taking place. If there is an overlap, this is called a course conflict. You will need to see if there is another time that you can take one of those courses. If neither has any alternate times, you will need to choose a different course.
  • Additionally, some courses may have lab and/or tutorial sections. When you add a course to your schedule, it will tell you if there is a tutorial and/or lab component. The tutorial/lab sections will be listed along with the regular course times. It's important to note that depending on your course section, there may be different sections for labs/tutorials. You cannot take a lab/tutorial for a different section than the class you are in unless explicitly stated.

You'll notice that every class have a 4-digit class number that is not the course code. This is a shortcut for adding your schedule into Student Centre. You can create a worksheet with your planned schedule ahead of your enrollment appointment. This will make registering in your courses a lot faster once it is your turn to do so.

• Navigate to the "Student Centre" link in the "Important Links" section of this post.
• Login using your Western ID.
• Now find the "Course Enrollment Worksheet" link under the "Planning" header.
• Select the Fall/Winter 2025 term then "Continue".
• You'll see a place to enter a class number. Enter the class numbers one by one into this field and select "Enter".
• Once you're finished, make sure to save your worksheet.
• Enrollment Periods

Course registration occurs over three enrollment periods for the Fall/Winter session. While you may register in courses in all three periods, the enrollment conditions for courses may differ in each period.

1. Priority Enrollment Period
   • Access to course registration during the priority enrollment period begins with your enrollment appointment. Enrollment appointments are determined by your academic level/year of study and are assigned in the following order: Year 4 students, Year 3 students, Year 2 students.
   • Your enrollment appointment time is the earliest date and time you can access course registration. Until this date/time is reached, you will not be able to register in courses in Student Center.
   • After your enrollment appointment begins, you can continue to register in courses until the end of the Fall/Winter course registration period (last day to add a course). Exception: While your enrollment appointment is valid until the last day to add, your access to course registration will be temporarily suspended when course adjustments occur. See “Adjustment Enrollment Period” section for further information.
   • During the priority enrollment period students should try to register in a full course-load. Some enrollment constraints, such as priority constraints will be in effect during the priority enrollment period.
2. Adjustment Enrollment Period
   • After the priority enrollment period, enrollment conditions (i.e. priority constraint) will change to allow more students access to select courses. You can review when a priority constraint will expire by referring to the course registration notes. 
   • Access to course registration will be temporarily suspended at the beginning and end of the adjustment enrollment period while these enrollment conditions are adjusted. You will not need a new enrollment appointment when access to course registration resumes.
3. General Enrollment Period
   • Additional priorities will expire or change to allow new enrollment conditions for the course
   • Enrollment from wait lists will occur
   • Special permissions to enroll in a course overload or unbalanced course load come into effect
   • Check your email regularly for a notification that you have been enrolled from a wait list
   • Review your schedule and any enrollment from a wait list

Make adjustments to your schedule. Continue to modify your course selections until the end of the Fall/Winter course registration period (last day to add a course)

Reminder: Courses with a restriction constraint remain in effect through the duration of the course registration period.

Add/Drop Dates

You'll notice in the "Important Dates" section of this post that there are dates called "Add/Drop" dates and "Final drop" dates. These are not the same.

• Before the Add/Drop date
  • You can continue adding and dropping courses with no penalty until the "Add/Drop" date.
  • If you drop a course before the "Add/Drop" date, it will appear as though you had never enrolled in it. If you are on a waitlist for a course and you have not been added to that course by the "Add/Drop" date, you will not be added to that course.
• After the Add/Drop date
  • After the "Add/Drop" date, you can no longer add new courses to your schedule. You can, however, drop courses. If you drop a course after the "Add/Drop" date but before the "Final drop" date, it will appear as WDN on your transcript. This will not affect your average in any way.
• Final Drop date
  • If you drop a course after the "Final drop" date, it will show as an F (as in fail) and it will count as a 40% in your term/cumulative averages.

Special notes for Year 1 students

Engineering

• Western Engineering has a common first year program, meaning that all first year students take the same courses.
• Western Engineering will select your first-year courses and ensure you are enrolled. You will be auto-enrolled into your timetable sometime between mid to late August - no additions are required and no changes are permitted

1-1 Course Advising

• There is a program called 1-1 Course Advising (Formerly known as Summer Academic Orientation or SAO). You can book an appointment with an advisor to help you with course selection as well as to answer your questions about programs/services on campus. Additionally, they run various workshops. This is not mandatory but could be very helpful.

Hello everyone! We are back with another admissions megathread. Why apply to Western?

• Top 1% of universities worldwide (Center for World University Rankings 2024)
• 45,000+ students from 138 countries
• Top 3 in Canada for student services (Maclean’s University Rankings 2024, Medical/Doctoral category)
• 93.5% employment rate 6 months after graduation
• #3 in Canada for employment outcomes (QS world university rankings 2025)
• ALL programs can include work experience

It is no surprise there is a lot of interest in the admission process at Western. To keep the subreddit manageable, admissions, residence, and first-year related top-level posts will no longer be permitted and will be redirected here instead.

To keep discussion active, we are going to try a new monthly megathread approach this year. This is the Summer monthly megathread.

^((Looking for Spring's megathread? See) ^(here) )

Existing Mustangs: Remember what it was like going through the application process? What do you know now that you wish you knew then? This is your opportunity to provide support and share your wisdom with prospective applicants.

Prospective Applicants: We encourage you to take a look at previous admissions megathreads as your question(s) may have been answered previously (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021). If you are looking for up to date information, you are encouraged to post your thoughts here!

Important links and frequently asked questions...

Take The Next Step

1. Explore What Western is Like - Culture, community, campus
   • Choosing a university is not just about the program. What is campus like? How can you lead outside the classroom? Can you keep playing your favourite sport? Will you graduate career-ready?
2. Admissions & Application - Application process, admission requirements, deadlines
   • Learn what your admission requirements are, how you can apply and everything Western needs to make you an admission decision.
3. Accept Your Offer - Say yes and prepare
   • Got an offer? Say yes! Here's everything you need to do to make it official.

I am applying as...

• Ontario High School Student
• All Other Canadian High School
• International Student
• Equity-Deserving Groups
• Transfer Students
• Indigenous Students

What are your chances?

There are no cut-offs or minimums that guarantee admission, since the decision is made on a combination of factors that is unique to you.

Check out the typical average ranges of last year's incoming class so you can get an idea of what your chances are.

Note that these ranges are averages, which means some students fall above and some fall below.

Program/Faculty	OUAC Code	Admission Average Range
Arts & Humanities	EA	Low 80s
Fine Arts - Studio	EAV	Low 80s
Computer Science	ECS	Low to mid 80s
Engineering	EE	High 80s to low 90s
Foods and Nutrition	EH	Low to mid 80s
Health Sciences	EW	High 80s to low 90s
Family Studies	EFS	Low 80s
Kinesiology	EP	High 80s
Nursing	ENW	High 80s to low 90s
Media and Communication Studies	EI	Low to mid 80s
Music (BMUS)	EM	Low 80s
Music (BA)	EMA	Low 80s
Music Administrative Studies (BA)	EMS	Mid 80s
Medical Sciences	ESM	Mid to high 80s
Science	ES	Low to mid 80s
Social Science	EO	Low to mid 80s
Management & Organizational Studies	ED	Mid to high 80s
Commercial Aviation Management	EDN	Low 80s

^(The typical first year class has an entering average of around 88% ( A) )

^(This is an average, which means some students are above and some students are below. Admission to Western is competitive. Achieving an average in the indicated ranges does not guarantee admission. To be considered for admission, you will need a minimum number of courses in addition to the required courses for your program listed here.)

Another school year completed and the preparation for September begins. This applies to r/uwo as well. The time for review is now so we are prepared for an influx of new students in September.

In an effort to maintain healthy and positive communities, Reddit provides an option to allow subreddits to opt-in to community surveys. Completing the survey allows moderators to judge what elements of the subreddit are working well and which elements require improvement.

Unfortunately, the community surveys feature is only available to subreddits with a particular level of engagement. Given the cyclical nature of this subreddit, we fall short of the criteria and therefore are not permitted to send out a community survey through Reddit.

However, there is nothing preventing us from creating an internal survey ourselves. In fact, this has been done before. The last survey was over 8 years ago. Given how much culture has changed since then, it is a good time to launch a new one.

So I've done exactly that.

>2026 Reddit Survey

The survey is basically a mirror of the Reddit community surveys with some r/uwo customizations and is completely anonymous. All questions are optional. For most questions, you will have the opportunity to provide your comments and suggestions in case you wish to provide more thorough feedback. The final question is completely open feedback. The survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete.

Assuming a useful number of responses, I'll share some of the results and, if appropriate, some future plans.

I've left the comment section open below for discussion but remember to share your comments in the survey so they can be included in the analysis.