Starting Score: EX 535 EQ 540 TU 542 - October 2008
I got three the minute I turned 18 (literally, I applied at 12:01am on my 18th birthday).
Citi - Student Visa with Cash Back. $3,000 limit. Current limit $18,000, now a ThankYou Card.
Bank of America - Student Visa. $1,500 limit. Current limit $25,000, now a B of A AmEx card.
Chase - Student Visa with points. $2,000 limit. Current limit $15,000, now a Freedom Card.
All are still open, and they've been joined by many new friends over the last 3 years. 
My very first CC was an AmEx in 1991, I was 21, I can not remember what CC it was (I am thinking the Optima) with a 1900CL, I was young and maxed the card out very quickly, my Father said "son, pay this card off and close the acct, you are not ready for credit yet" I took his advice, payed it off over time, never late and closed the acct.
Good thing I took his advice, I now hold two AmEx Cards, the Blue Cash and the PR Gold, both backdated to 91.
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