Year in School by Credits/Early Graduation?

[waffle23]

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Did a search and couldn't really find much specifically on this situation. So originally for my semesters I just put down freshman for all 1st year courses, sophomore for all 2nd year, junior for all 3rd year, and senior for my future 4th year courses I will be taking next semester. However, I'm learning that apparently AMCAS doesn't go by this, but goes by number of credits. Also, I am graduating a semester early so I am wondering how that would be factored in. If anyone could help me figure out how I should classify my semesters, that would be great. Here are my credits each semester:

1st Semester: 15
2nd Semester: 14
3rd Semester: 19
4th Semester: 20
5th Semester: 34 (this is an interesting situation, basically it's 15 actual course credits + 19 AP credits - I did an internal transfer between colleges at my university, so they got counted in my 5th semester now instead of my 1st, since my 5th is the semester I did the internal college transfer)
6th Semester: 16
7th Semester: 16
No 8th Semester - Graduating Early

This is all just really ambiguous and confusing to me - I have a feeling that what's gonna change is that my 6th semester I am going to be considered a senior, though not sure about how my "34 credit" 5th semester is gonna be considered. Can anyone give some input into what my year in school would be for these 7 semesters? Thanks!!!

 

[mvenus929]

Put your AP credits in the semester you started college (not when you transferred... it makes things easier and more consistent). After that, just go by year in college... if they don't like it, they'll change it. They completely redid my classifications, and I went by the credit hours as the directions say. I assume you're applying between your junior and senior years, so it doesn't really matter that you don't have an 8th semester, because you're not required to put courses that you're planning on taking anyway.