<p>Princeton's aversion to the use of electronic means of notification might have something to do with this episode back in 2002:</p>
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The [associate] head of admissions at Princeton University was suspended after his office was accused of improperly entering a Yale University website where applicants can find out whether they were accepted.</p>
<p>Yale officials notified the FBI on Thursday about 18 unauthorized logins to the website that were traced back to computers at Princeton, including computers in the admissions office.</p>
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The website was activated in the spring so that undergraduate applicants could find out if they got into Yale. Applicants could access the site by using their Social Security numbers and birth dates. The site included links to admissions information and personal data about the students.</p>
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<p>If a student was admitted, the site flashed fireworks and a congratulatory message. If the student did not get in, a message indicating that was displayed.</p>
<p>The site included a notice that only students, not parents or others, may access the site, and it warned that Yale would investigate and act on any unauthorized use. </p>
<p>According to Yale officials, Princeton admissions staffers accessed some applicants' files before the students themselves had seen them. When those students went to the site, they weren't automatically directed to the screen indicating whether they were accepted, because that screen only comes up at first login.
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