Rolling Admissions During the Summer?

<p>I am a potential transfer student, and many of the schools that I am looking into have rolling admissions. I do not intend to enroll until the Spring 2012 term, but because I would like to acquire recommendations from instructors that I just had, can I begin my applications now? (I am taking the Fall semester off unless I can find a university that is still excepting applications).
Although the common application still says "2010-2011", would my schools understand if I sent them my applications for 2012 this summer?
I hope this wasn't too confusing...</p>