I along with many other first years (almost 2nd years!!!) HIGHLY recommend taking chem 1 over the summer! There are many benefits in doing so, the biggest being not having to double up on fairly difficult science classes (organic chemistry and cell biology) in the summer of your year 2. Get as much of a GPA buffer you can before entering. And I hope this doesn’t scare anyone, it’s just really practical and very helpful to know. Good luck on upcoming orientations and ask your peer mentors as many questions as you need. You would rather come in prepared with enough information than none. Congrats again