Can I apply to sophomore/junior year internships as a rising freshman with extra AP credit?

To keep it simple, I'm ahead of my school curriculum by a bit more than 3 semesters (almost 2 years) because of AP credit. But, I'm still staying in school for the whole four years.

With that in mind, would I be able to say I am a sopohmore and apply to IB and buy-side programs that ask for rising sophomores/juniors during my freshman year? And if so, how this affect me during my sophomore/junior years when I'm actually looking for sophomore/junior year internships?

Thanks for the help in advance.

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Yea definitely, just make sure they know that when you are interviewing for the role. You can always say "I am currently a first-year student with junior standing" or something along those lines.

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