Wiseguy,
I had to chuckle, my Essay #1 is a very similar concept to yours! Best of luck!
My info:
Program: MBA Full-time
Area of interest in MBA: general mgmt / entrepreneurship
GMAT: 710
GPA: 3.55, B.Sc Petroleum Engineering
Work experience: 5 years in upstream oil and gas production and development. (Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, and Alaska)
Nationality: Canadian
Age: 27 (28 at Mat.)
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: non-profit charter school fund-raising board, avid (formerly competitive) downhill skier and mountain biking.
Applying to: HBS, Stanford, MIT, Haas