Next month I plan on applying for some additional cards. Expect EQ and EX to be around 700 and TU 750 (will pull before apps). I would like to apply for the following, but let me know if I'm being too...optimistic...and if four is too many pulls at once:
Discover IT (received offer)
Sallie Mae Barclay
AMEX BCE (I prefer non-travel rewards)
Chase Freedom or Sapphire
Only baddie on all reports are a few lates on an auto loan nearly 7 years old. Will be at 1-2% util. Currently have quicksilver 2250 and target store card 200. Oh, and all of the above "pre-qualify" checks have gone through except for Sallie Mae, which I couldn't find a pre-qualify check for.
Thanks
Or maybe just 6 mos. You'd probably qualify for the other two after that.
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Thanks for your responses. I only have one inquiry in the past year on only one report, so I don't think existing inquiries will be an issue. Maybe it would be best to just hold off on two of them until after the lates drop off in August or September, although I'm not sure how much of a difference it will make - I am eager to get additional accounts and a higher total limit so I can have more wiggle room in the utilization department. I did see some crazy claims from other people - like someone with 47k income and (IIRC) a 700ish score and got an 18k limit from Discover (!!!) Sounds too good to be true, though.
@Creditaddict wrote:with those 4 I say all at once because they are spread out on the credit reports well and the order you listed them is great too!
GO GO GO, all 4.
Hehe, OK maybe I'm not as old as I thought (in reference to a post I made earlier).
I'd absolutely spree in your case assuming you're going to sit on your hands afterwards for a while: my only question is the Sallie Mae and BCE sort of overlap from a rewards perspective unless you plan to use the SM card then the BCE once you hit the rewards cap (which seem absurdly low in SM's case except for books, though it's probably targetted towards students who aren't driving / buying much groceries).
Also the Sapphire really doesn't make much sense unless travelling in my opinion: Freedom is better for the typical person and 2x restaurants is pretty easy to cover elsewhere if you need it and I suspect between the Freedom and Discover you're likely covered half the year at 5% anyway on those every year.
Yes, maybe you're right about the Sallie Mae, It just seems like the most well-liked of the Barclay cards. Maybe I'll just do the Rewards one, although I'm not entirely against travel rewards - maybe I'd do more traveling if I had rewards. Well, I'll probably do all 4, and in case I'm denied one or two, I'll have (hopefully) at least two approved, and then in 6-12 mos I can ask for a CLI, wherever possible. I'm not planning on applying for any additional credit after these apps for awhile, although I may be looking for an apartment at some point before the inquiries drop off.
Thanks