<p>3.5 could be challenging particular for engineering. That was one of the consideration when my D declined one of the admitted school. Even with the 3.2 requirement that my D need to meet right now for her quite significant scholarship, we did take a caution approach that she started with just 14 credits in her first semester. Not only letting her to test the water temperature in the first semester, she practically started college as sophomore due to AP credits and skipped several freshmen courses. It could be very challenging although she did fine in the mid-term exams.</p>