Does Laurier (Waterloo) care how you rank it on OUAC?
We do not assess a student based on choice relative to other university selections.
We assess students on academic merit and requirements. They will receive a decision on all programs they apply to.
Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo, quoted from the OUAC guide for guidance counsellors, September 2026 entry.
How that compares
Laurier (Waterloo) does not consider your ranking at all — the same as 17 of the 21 Ontario universities that answer this.
2 universities use your ranking among their own programs
Brock, Carleton
1 university ignores it for offers but may use it for the waitlist
Ottawa
1 university ignores it except in one faculty
U of T (St. George)
This is what Laurier (Waterloo) tells Ontario guidance counsellors; it is not published on their student pages. Rules like this change rarely, but confirm anything you are about to act on.