diff --git a/backend/typescript/graphql/types/reviewPageType.ts b/backend/typescript/graphql/types/reviewPageType.ts
index 68bd8ce1..cb385c40 100644
--- a/backend/typescript/graphql/types/reviewPageType.ts
+++ b/backend/typescript/graphql/types/reviewPageType.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { gql } from "apollo-server-express";
 
 const reviewPageType = gql`
   type ApplicationDTO {
-    id: Int!
+    id: String!
     academicOrCoop: String!
     academicYear: String!
     email: String!
diff --git a/backend/typescript/models/applicant.model.ts b/backend/typescript/models/applicant.model.ts
index 7cd39032..a4b33741 100644
--- a/backend/typescript/models/applicant.model.ts
+++ b/backend/typescript/models/applicant.model.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ import ApplicantRecord from "./applicantRecord.model";
 @Table({ tableName: "applicants" })
 export default class Applicant extends Model {
   @Column({
-    type: DataType.INTEGER,
+    type: DataType.UUIDV4,
     primaryKey: true,
     unique: true,
-    autoIncrement: true,
   })
-  id!: number;
+  id!: string;
 
   @Column({ type: DataType.STRING })
   academicOrCoop!: string;
diff --git a/backend/typescript/models/applicantRecord.model.ts b/backend/typescript/models/applicantRecord.model.ts
index 05b6eb3c..795dae63 100644
--- a/backend/typescript/models/applicantRecord.model.ts
+++ b/backend/typescript/models/applicantRecord.model.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ export default class ApplicantRecord extends Model {
   id!: string;
 
   @ForeignKey(() => Applicant)
-  @Column({ type: DataType.INTEGER })
-  applicantId!: number;
+  @Column({ type: DataType.UUIDV4 })
+  applicantId!: string;
 
   @ForeignKey(() => Position)
   @Column({ type: DataType.STRING })
diff --git a/backend/typescript/services/implementations/reviewPageService.ts b/backend/typescript/services/implementations/reviewPageService.ts
index cb977329..ee0f514a 100644
--- a/backend/typescript/services/implementations/reviewPageService.ts
+++ b/backend/typescript/services/implementations/reviewPageService.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import IReviewPageService from "../interfaces/IReviewPageService";
 import { getErrorMessage } from "../../utilities/errorUtils";
 import logger from "../../utilities/logger";
 import ApplicantRecord from "../../models/applicantRecord.model";
-import ReviewedApplicantRecord from "../../models/reviewedApplicantRecord.model";
 import Applicant from "../../models/applicant.model";
 
 const Logger = logger(__filename);
diff --git a/backend/typescript/types.ts b/backend/typescript/types.ts
index 58254ab2..fbc3ace4 100644
--- a/backend/typescript/types.ts
+++ b/backend/typescript/types.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export type UserDTO = {
 };
 
 export type ApplicationDTO = {
-  id: number;
+  id: string;
   academicOrCoop: string;
   academicYear: string;
   email: string;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export type ApplicationDTO = {
 };
 
 export type ApplicantDTO = {
-  id: number;
+  id: string;
   academicOrCoop: string;
   academicYear: string; // MAYBE CHANGE WITH ENUM
   email: string;