<p>!!! :) Thank you for that rachel212! :)</p>
<p>what were the after-effects?</p>
<p>everybody went crazy for about 4 days and thought that maybe the decisions were real maybe they weren't, and if they were real, would they be changed now that they've been accessed. It was pandemonium 2k5 [funny if you like MADtv]! Finally they all started calling the admissions office and apologizing and saying that they had no idea what they were doing and everything turned out okay. But still, I don't need that kind of worry, and neither does anybody else.</p>
<p>The school shouldn't allow you to access it if they consider it sneaky im sure they can eliminate it.</p>
<p>The students obviously dont want to do anything to ruin their chances at the school but it honestly looks ust like a harmless page where one can sign in using their own private information. Im sure kids are curious as to what information their might have been pertaining to them when they signed in.
Didnt seem like a big deal at the time.</p>
<p>I too apologize for my misuse of the NYU site. This can most certainly be construed as hacking, though that thought hadn't crossed my mind earlier. I guess my curiousity got the best of me. I now realize that this is a blatant disregard of rules and am very sorry for the inconvenience this has caused. </p>
<p>However, as sarit_om and others have said before, the NYU technical staff must also take actions to prevent this from occurring again. The site is very similar to those of other schools which allow us to check our admissions status, leading some of us to believe that it was harmless. </p>
<p>Again, I am sorry.</p>
<p>Well, it seems quite late now.
But I too apologize for my using of NYU Home.
When I accessed it, I had no idea it could been seen as a hacking.</p>
<p>Cornell disaster?</p>
<p>Let me please reiterate the following which is in the first message on this thread:</p>
<p>"We certainly do not want to cause any unnecessary alarm for students during an already stressful and anxious time of year. We do not believe that there will be any immediate action taken against individuals who found this information on-line and "out of curiosity" sought access to NYU technology services. However, we do feel that it is important for students to know that their actions do have repercussions. And, further, that in a time when technology is so readily available that it is incredibly important to be careful about the validity of information that you find on-line and how you choose to utilize it.</p>
<p>Again, we are always happy to respond to questions or concerns and we can be reached at 212/998-4500. If you prefer we can also respond to questions in this specific thread."</p>
<p>We certainly appreciate your apologies and can assure you that all offers of admission had been finalized (and some even mailed!) when this incident occured. Moving forward, we hope that students will use this experience as a reality check about the information that they find on-line. If you see something on the web it is extremely important to take steps to prove its validity. Ignorance may not be so readily excusable should you find yourselves in a much more serious situation because of your use of technology.</p>
<p>Finally, we hope that our presence in this on-line forum can be used as a resource. If you have a question about something, just ask! You are also encouraged to visit the message board that is featured on the Undergraduate Admissions web-site. On Friday this board will go live with a special new section for our admitted students. We hope that you will visit it once you have an offer of admission in hand!</p>
<p>Haha, NYU messed up. Good job trying to cover your asses by reprimanding all these poor kids. Losers, get some competent software people and maybe little "errors" like this wont happen in the future.</p>
<p>jsprad-
Well that is certainly classy, while I am not attending NYU nor even applied, I hope you do not attend GW, which I am matriculating next year. That is truly the comment of someone who is jealous because they couldn't apply or recieved a decision they did not want to hear, either way that is highly uncalled for.</p>
<p>A note for NYU Admissions:
GW, where I am matriculating, has a safe guard on their systems to where you can only create a NetID after you submit your d.o.i. and deposit for the fall term. I am not sure how NYU systems are created, but maybe this is a good way to make sure only those who matriculate recieve NYU Technology Services.</p>
<p>Dont worry, Grapkosi, I wouldnt go to GW, thats a ****ty school. As for these NYU people, what has this world come to when admissions directors are scolding kids on an unofficial message board. Get lives.</p>
<p>Thank you NYU ADMISSIONS!!! :) You truly brightened up my day :)</p>
<p>Yea my fears are eased now. I called NYU and spoke to this REALLY nice admissions counselor, and she said while she was dissapointed that some people would use this technology in an inappropriate manner, most of the people who tried logging in did it out of curiousity or misled. She said that no admissions decisions will be influenced by this, and that most had been mailed anyway. THANK GOD. Now I just have to hope i get in :0/ I NEED to get in as a freshie, even though I doubt I did...Get ready for my emo posts if I don't haha :0(</p>
<p>Dear NYU UGADMISSIONS</p>
<p>Me too.....</p>
<p>I am also extremely sorry for creating a Net-ID account. I was not entirely sure what it was and I knew all the information required to make it so I figured it was something that I was allowed to access. Now that I realize what it is I promise to not access it until I receive an official decision from NYU. I seriously did not know what it was all about and I hope NYU understands that many others did not either from what I hear.</p>