What class am I in?

alwaysfaithful
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:22:53 +0000

I am in the class of 2010, so technically I am a freshman. But I have carried over 32 credit hours from high school. I took 17 hrs of classes last semester and am taking 18 hrs right now. So by the end of my first year in college I will have 67 credit hours, close to 72 hours (18hrs x4). On my online academic history report, it also lists my class standing as sophomore and I got to register for my classes in the sophomores’ time slot. So here’s the question:
I am applying to a few summer research internships in the summer. All of them ask what class I am in, as expected. Should I say I am sophomore instead of a freshman? which technically isn’t lying since that’s what my school record says. Making myself a sophomore on the applications has a clear advantage since most of the programs say explicitly that they give preferences to sophomores and juniors.