<p>Let me make myself clear. My son applied to one of the schools in question. On their webpage for prospective students is a link. Students are sent a user name and password so they can monitor progress on their application and see if their application is complete. It also provides limited status information. My son could see when the school pulled his folder for review, for example.</p>
<p>Beneath that link on the page is another one labeled, "Now that you are accepted". If a student did no more than click that link and enter their username and password, they've done no wrong. It's not a "hack" to use the link in a way it's clearly designed to be used.</p>