Hella

After a bit of cleanup, I think I’ve got the Newsday theme working on the site. I put dropdown lists in the footer in place of the laundry lists of archives. I also fiddled with some of the page templates, notably the one for Archives, since it did not appear to be working as I [...]

I’ve added the SimpleTags plugin to my WordPress install to allow me to easily add Technorati tags to my posts. While some MBA-related websites use tags, I’m not sure many in the MBA applicant and student blogging community do. It would be nice to see MBA bloggers use them so that content is much easier [...]

I took this site down temporarily to allow myself to tame the comment and trackback spam. It had cluttered my database so much that real comments were actually getting marked as spam (WordPress seemed to try to learn, but perhaps it overlearned?). Now that I have that sorted out, you’ll find a lot of previously [...]

If you are an applicant blogger and have been accepted to a school and have decided where to attend, please let me know where you’re headed. I’ll update the blog lists and transfer you from the applicant to the student list. Simply leave a comment for me here or email hella at opencoder dot org.

I know I’ve neglected my own blog (the 2nd year really isn’t “better” than the 1st in terms of being busy), but I wanted to point out that we’ve redone the look of the Wharton Adcomblog. The new template brings the blog’s style in line with the recently redesigned main admissions website. You may have [...]

I’ve sent the files to be updated on the Wharton server so soon the Applicant and Student lists on the Adcomblog will be in sync with what’s here on this site. I’ve also split off a new section, Alumni Blogs, to keep up with former students who are continuing to write. I currently only have [...]

I’ve received a couple of emails in the past week asking why particular blogs appear on my lists (Applicants and Students) but not on the Wharton Adcomblog in the right sidebar. As a refresher, check out the instructions for being added to the lists.
So what’s really happening is this:

Someone requests to be added to one [...]

I’m slightly busy with work, and I don’t exactly have internet in my apartment, but …
If you are listed in either the student or applicant blogs and need to be reclassified, please drop me a quick note at: hella at opencoder dot org
Of course if you are now a student, please let me know which [...]

I’m thinking about trying an experiment with next year’s applicant bloggers. This idea is largely a collaboration I’ve discussed over the past couple of months with Alex Brown.
As an applicant myself two cycles ago, I remember pouring over blog posts every day to catch up on the latest news. In an attempt to wade through [...]

It’s near the end of the academic year; Congrats to those of you who are either graduating or heading to school in the Fall. If you’d like me to update your records on either the Applicant or the Student Blog lists, please let me know. Just email: hella at opencoder dot org