<p>I sort of have to know how intrusive the "hack" was before I agree using it was wrong. If there had been an attempt to prevent access to th information and the hack
abused security to get to it, that's one thing. If the schools left the information available in such a way you didn't really have to go through security to reach it, or you could get to it through some action you just never thought of trying from a webpage they gave you access to (click this link that's not highlighted), the problem is the school's sloopiness, not the student's curiosity. </p>
<p>I find the idea that the school might reject someone for simply searching for his acceptance letter on their website ridiculous, for instance. They've essentially invited that kind of thing when they made search available on their site. They should know better than to put sensitive information where it could be accessed that way. And I remember when the College Board added a link to student's website that let those who knew about it check their SAT scores the day before they were supposed to be available. Once the scores were published, accidently or not, students were no way at fault if they found out about it on a forum and accessed their scores.</p>