Why not 3 months if you can? Where you are not working, you should be able to be more active. Plus, when you finish with everything, this will give you a month to work on the things you need to.
Sept-Oct is early, Nov-Dec is middle, Jan+ is late. You have the best chance in September, about 15% better odds (with same stats) than a student who applies after January, maybe a few percent better than November/December.
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