What was your credit limit when you were in college?

[Roarmeister]

Don't know.  That was 30+ years ago....

[thom02099]

When I was in college, credit scores were in Roman numerals...  Caesar would not allow us to see them. 

Credit scores came in to use in the 80s, with the FICO score beginning in the mid-80s.  Prior to that, there were 5 major credit bureaus and many smaller ones and they each had their own criteria for credit, using their internal scoring process if they had one.  Credit was granted pretty much on a judgment call by the grantor.  That's why some of us, who had no credit history to speak of, were granted early credit cards; I got Carte Blanche and AMEX Green in the mid-70s. 

Credit limits, and the monitoring/requesting of increases, is a fairly new phenomena as consumers have become much more aware of the benefits of CLI.  In the 80s when I got cards, we were pretty much at the mercy of the grantor, and getting increases was not widely practised by consumers. Consumers became more aware in the 90s and early 00s, and CLI requests became more popular. 

[Anonymous]

I’m currently in college with two years left, guess you can call me a late bloomer (age 29) and I have a little over 16,000 in available credit, with the highest being 3,500 (Amex BCE).

[Anonymous]

thom02099 - so you were around when dinosaurs roamed the earth?

[jsucool76]

In college now 21 =]

I've got too many cards though

Chase: Slate - 1k, Marriott - 5k, Ritz - 5k

Cap1: Quicksilver - 6.5k

Wells Fargo: College Cashback Card - 900

GE/Synch: Walmart - 6k, PayPal Smart Connect - 3k

Barclay's: Arrival - 3.5k, Ring - 3k

Citi: Forward - 2.6k, Doublecash - 1.2k

Discover: It - 2.8k 

BoA: Travel Rewards/Students - 2.7k 

Amex:  PRG - NPSL

[thom02099]

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@ArmyVietVet wrote:
thom02099 - so you were around when dinosaurs roamed the earth?

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Yup!  Future Petrochemical...

[Boragard]

My first credit card limit in college was $800. 

[Anonymous]

I'm currently in college, my first card was Discover It with a 2k limit, second card I got was Capital One Platiunum Visa with a 2.5k limit, and my third card that I just recently got  is Chase Freedom with a 1.2k limit. Total CL is $5,700 and thats higher then a couple of my friends

[Anonymous]

When I started college at the beginning of the year I had a 2000 credit limit but as of last month its up to 3830. 

[Anonymous]

$200 limit on my Chase Freedom card...