Dude. Y'all need to get a life. (to Diosa, MrBurns, kirexhana, and UT)
To the rest of you, they'll probably SAY late Feb but chances are they really mean early to mid March. The first acceptances this year went out March 15, and the last interviews were thru the end of Feb. Yes, they really DO read the essays and chances are they'll bring at least one of them up in your interview. The moral dilemma and the "ethics" ones were biggies for our year; I think you guys have similar ones (although personally I think the "humbling experience" one is crap).
By the way, guys, for the practicals the most common ones for the past 8 years have been: ACL, olecranon process, piriformis, brachialis, biceps brachii (long head or tendon), and lateral plantar nerve. They've been on >50%. ACL has been on ALL of them.