To clarify, yes I started as a Freshman in 2019. I came in with two years’ worth of AP / IB Credits. While in college, I have been taking 18 credits a semester. So starting off as a junior + 36 credits (two semesters, passed all classes), taking an additional 9 credits over summer (a total of 105 credits by the end of summer semester). It puts me in a very interesting position. I know I could succeed in these programs, but it is about getting in. Furthermore, not to negate what you are saying but at the schools I am considering, there is nothing that says a candidate must work a set amount of years, (unlike say Oxford another school I was considering, but they do have a minimum). This thread was more specifically asking if anyone had tips for applications and how to make my application stronger as a candidate that is around my age.