I was also denied for the cap1 secured card. D:
Your denial for the WF student card definitely had other reasons other than "lack of history with WF." I too opened a college combo the same day I apped for the WF student card and was approved with nothing on my reports but student loans and inqs, and deposited just $100 in my college checking account.
I would call up cap1 about the secured, and call up WF about the student card, talk to em and see if anything else can be done.
