Name: Anonymous 2012-12-08 17:07
So, hacking college grades. Can it be safely done? A little preface, said grades to be hacked would be from courses taken more than a year ago, and the grades would likely be changed to "Withdrawl" or "incomplete", not anything suspicious like A++++ZOMG AWESOME!
The purpose, if you're curious, is that said courses were later retaken for a better grade. Some schools will replace the old grade when calculating GPA, but other schools will just add the new grade to the average when calculating GPA for transfer students. Therefore, if the grades were replaced instead of added, said anon would have a 3.8-4.0 GPA, but if said grades were added, the GPA is only 3.4-3.6. And said anon really wants to get into a competitive school (3.5 MINIMUM GPA to be considered) that adds instead of replacing.
School security systems are likely shit, because it's a crappy community college. I would be amazed if metasploit wouldn't crack the network. So option 1 is plain old hacking.
Option 2 is social engineering - get the grade changed as an error on the instructor's part.
Option 3 is a little of both - hack the system, make a new student profile under a friend's name, put in the grades I want, and wait. Check back and see if anything happens. If nothing happens, apply to some colleges using said friend's identity. Kinda shitty because I'd have to change my name, but I really want to get into a good school and I have a friend that would be willing to help me with this.
And, option 4, beg the school principal to remove the old grades. Probably won't work, and will make any other options null and void, but completely risk free.
What do you guys think? Could it be done?
The purpose, if you're curious, is that said courses were later retaken for a better grade. Some schools will replace the old grade when calculating GPA, but other schools will just add the new grade to the average when calculating GPA for transfer students. Therefore, if the grades were replaced instead of added, said anon would have a 3.8-4.0 GPA, but if said grades were added, the GPA is only 3.4-3.6. And said anon really wants to get into a competitive school (3.5 MINIMUM GPA to be considered) that adds instead of replacing.
School security systems are likely shit, because it's a crappy community college. I would be amazed if metasploit wouldn't crack the network. So option 1 is plain old hacking.
Option 2 is social engineering - get the grade changed as an error on the instructor's part.
Option 3 is a little of both - hack the system, make a new student profile under a friend's name, put in the grades I want, and wait. Check back and see if anything happens. If nothing happens, apply to some colleges using said friend's identity. Kinda shitty because I'd have to change my name, but I really want to get into a good school and I have a friend that would be willing to help me with this.
And, option 4, beg the school principal to remove the old grades. Probably won't work, and will make any other options null and void, but completely risk free.
What do you guys think? Could it be done?