<p>Find the head of the Computer Science department on their website. Send him/her an email asking about ethical hacking and should someone report vulnerabilities. This can lead into you explaining that there are some known vulnerabilities with versions of java, apache or whatever you discovered. Asking about the ethics of helping find exploits can lead into a conversation where you “help” them by saying “I strongly recommend you look at the version of X that you are running because I discovered that version has the following vulnerabilities.”</p>
<p>“Oh, and btw, I’m a high school candidate very interested in Stanford.” Developing a relationship with a Stanford professor who can write a letter of recommendation would be worth a lot.</p>
<p>As someone in the tech field, I agree with a few posts about how you should proceed. You should be very humble and helpful otherwise you come off as a punk who spends their time attempting to hack university computers. Very delicate balance and it’s all in your delivery. Seek some adult advice from people you trust before you proceed. </p>
<p>And again, humbly present your findings or it could go south really quickly.</p>