Is there any hope for a 18 yr old trying to get a student credit card with no credit???

[amdforever2]

300 to 30000 in a year




wow, so much good information in this thread..............







just get a secured card

 

[rockyct]

Originally posted by: TuxDave
Definitely. The first card you get as a student will most likely NOT be a rewards card. After you get over that fact, then yeah you'll get accepted to anything else you apply to.

The first (and still only) card I got in college was a Citi Dividend Platinum card that has a pretty good rewards program (5% cash back on gas and groceries). I only had a summer job too. You have to stay on top of the bills though because there's not too much time before they're due, but I haven't missed one yet. I do get a lot more credit card offers in the mail now, so I could probably get a different card, but I have no reason because of the great rewards program.