You have winter in Jersey. It starts in November, with frosts earlier. Also, when you go back to school in fall, will you be able to check on your plants? Assuming they are even sexually mature by August 1st (they won't be) and start flowering on time (they won't), unless you know for a fact that you are running a 7-8 week TOPS strain, you're going to run up against freezing weather. How old are you anyway?