why would you lose W&M forever? you could reapply...make up some random reason for waiting a year. or just go to washington & lee
Hrm, I second this post. By most accounts it seems like as long as you submit your app before Thanksgiving you should be fine. Why not take the LSAT in Oct? And I don't get the reasoning about deferring...if anything, a longer prep time can only improve your score. If you don't think you can make a good score by Oct, how can you be confident about getting a good score in two weeks?
My .02: if you don't feel confident about it in 2 weeks, don't take it. If you feel you can't do much better than you're performing now, then take the test.