@biomedicaltennis We are from Arizona. My freshman son also worried about the 3.5 GPA requirement. He did have to work very hard, but managed a 4.0 his first semester in Aerospace Engineering. He loves TAMU.
Also, we are College Confidential friends with another freshman NMF TAMU family from Arizona. Their daughter is a Visualization major/Computer Science minor. She also earned a 4.0 her first semester. And she also loves TAMU.