So, on the heels of my recent approval for the Barclaycard AAdvantage WEMC... and upon seeing my scores increase to the 680-695 range, I decided to apply for a card that I've been wanting for a long time. I've been wanting a good cash back card with your standard 5% rotating categories and, Discover matches your cash back for the first year. I've applied for the Discover IT card in the past and, I've always been denied.
Well, I cold-apped and finally received an approval for the Discover IT card! I was barely approved though, considering they gave me an $800 SL. I'm so happy though, I'm finally in with Discover! I'll baby the card and try for a CLI increase after a couple months of good history.
I'm done for awhile though... off to the garden I go to let these TL's grow.
Welcome to the Discover family. Trying to get into Discover sometimes feels like trying to get in Fort Knox
Congratulations!!! I remember how happy I was when I got approved for a Discover It card!!!! 
@AverageJoesCredit wrote:Welcome to the Discover family. Trying to get into Discover sometimes feels like trying to get in Fort Knox
This is for darn sure. I just tonight got thru on a Discover Secured, which has been a real chore as every previous time had been denied for the secured product. I did IIB them so i knew it was going to be a waiting game. I last tried in december, and tonight on a whim said what the heck and rolled the dice yet again. Nice to be back inside the doors of a major. Now maybe there is future hope for Citi, Amex, BOA and Chase. To note i originally filed May 2012 and was discharged i believe August 2012. So about 5 years has elapsed. Couldn't be more happy for them to take my deposit as i know its a small price to pay for the future rewards with proper nurturing of this one.
As very common advice on these boards, you can't rush it. Slow and steady wins the race like the tortoise and the hare.
@macuserftw wrote:So, on the heels of my recent approval for the Barclaycard AAdvantage WEMC... and upon seeing my scores increase to the 680-695 range, I decided to apply for a card that I've been wanting for a long time. I've been wanting a good cash back card with your standard 5% rotating categories and, Discover matches your cash back for the first year. I've applied for the Discover IT card in the past and, I've always been denied.
Well, I cold-apped and finally received an approval for the Discover IT card! I was barely approved though, considering they gave me an $800 SL. I'm so happy though, I'm finally in with Discover! I'll baby the card and try for a CLI increase after a couple months of good history.
I'm done for awhile though... off to the garden I go to let these TL's grow.
Congrats, Massachussettes CUSEr(Go Orange) FTW! This is likely the 2nd next card I want to apply for. I've also been denied it in the past. With a year of it doubling, and you recently scoring another rewards card, some gardening sounds like a reasonable plan.
I really want to ask the member with the secured how much they IIBed Discover for(being I did as well), but out of respect for anyone with CUSE in their name I'm going to seek and hope they have their own thread. Congrats on going 2 for 2!
Congrats on the approval! Great card pick up.
