Spring Transfer to Olin

<p>Hi,
I currently attend George Washington University in DC and want to transfer. One of the schools I'm considering is Olin (which I also applied to as a freshman but was waitlisted and then rejected). Is it smart for me to apply for the spring semester? The problem is I'm also considering Georgetown and you could only apply there for the Fall semester. Should I just try to get into WashU for January or spend the whole year so I can keep all my options open? If anyone goes to Olin I would really appreciate if you can tell me how good of a school it is in terms of recruiting/the types of student...
Thanks a lot!</p>

<p>Also, If I get in for Spring 09, is there any way I could defer that to Fall 09?</p>