Don't rely on your APs to carry you through your gen eds. Chances are (especially with English) you'll get the credit but not the gen ed. Or, at least, that's what I and most of my friends have experienced.

I suggest take a handful of gen eds and a handful of classes in your major the first year. That way, you'll have a taste for your major if you end up wanting (or needing) to switch and not feel as if you wasted any of your time.

And yeah, take note of times. Unless there's something you absolutely need to take, you can probably get away with a decent schedule. I know I haven't had a class start earlier than 9:40AM. But then again, I haven't had a day start later than 10:05.