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no worries! i’m glad you enjoyed your second visit. 
i definitely agree with them in that keeping up your GPA is key because you definitely do not want to lose your conditional status. i think your plan is perfect: taking the basic sciences and maybe an honors class in the english/electives. i think not only for personal enrichment, but also because they will require 2 letters of recommendations from college professors when you apply. with classes of 300, unless you go to office hours a lot, it’s going to be hard to get a good recommendation that way. i actually think my honors english class is one of my favorite, and sadly, easiest class this semester.
in terms of AP credit, i know what some of my friends did was to transfer it to get out of bio lab. trust me on this one, biology lab is a drag and a lot of busy work for 1 credit. but i would definitely at least take the foundations of bio here since they go soooooo much deeper. and as for chem, i personally don’t think it is as big of a deal to transfer it. but it doesn’t hurt to take it here and refresh your memory of the basic chem topics. the class isn’t very hard and the things we learn definitely are not as difficult as what i learned in high school (my high school had a very difficult honors science curriculum). and YES transfer any other APs/college credits you have to get out of pre-requisites and so you can register for classes early. the more credits you have, the earlier you register, so if you come in with a lot, you won’t need to worry about not getting into classes with the professors you want. you can also take more fun classes this way!
hm…i’m not too sure about the greek organizations besides the fact that you can join once you are in pharm school. i actually think there is only one. BUT, there is another organization: SNPhA. you can join as a freshman and they do service work around the community, but i think it’s mostly beneficial once you enter pharm school too? not too sure…i’m not really in it. heh.
and yes, my friend is actually a pharm tech at a general drugstore (CVS or walgreens or something…). he has worked there since junior year in HS, and as far as i know, he doesn’t have “formal” training, but he does do the required online trainings and etc. they require. but i’m pretty sure it wasn’t a big deal.
if you have more questions, feel free to keep asking. haha.</p>