As far as your EX report, BBS wants to know how long that credit card was closed for. It was opened a little over 10 years ago. The close date is important because it will stay on the report for ten years after that, at which point it will drop off.
Just to make it simple, let's assume that you closed it a long time ago and it will drop off soon. In that case, all three reports will soon have two older accounts on them (not counting the two new cards).
Thus your new AAoA when the new cards appear will be
3 + 3 + 0 + 0
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4
or 1.5 years. That's a drop in your AAoA but not by much. And 5-6 months after that your AAoA will cross over 2.0, which will repair that AAoA effect.
The AAoA drop will not be the only affect on your score. Helpful was discovering that your youngest account was only five months old. Going from 5 months to 0 months should have no immediate impact (as far as Age of Youngest Account). The two new inquries will have some effect as I mentioned. The good news is that a few months after you have the new cards, you will be able to generate extra scoring points by having all cards at zero except one (AZEO) with the remaining card showing a small balance.
The biggest idea that's applicable here is the Serenity Prayer. You already applied for the cards so you cannot change what may happen to your score. Over things we cannot change, we wish to cultivate an attitude of serenity and acceptance.
Similarly, though, your post would make a ton of sense before you apply. In other words, while you can still control events, gather information about how action X or Y or Z will affect your score. Then use that information to make the most rational choices. Once choices have been made, however, do your best to relax. Go bowling with friends, watch a movie, go for a run or a walk in the park, whatever you need to do to defuse anxiety, because the anxiety cannot at this point benefit you.
