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cowgirl79 wrote:

My other question is that if I close these other accounts that are only a few months old, will that help increase my AAoA or lower it? I know thats a factor too.

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Robert's right.  Closing accounts doesn't affect AAofA.  AAofA is calculated using all the accounts on your CR (except, I believe, Collection Accounts). 

It is calculated from open date to current date whether the account is open or closed. 

Here's a helpful link on closing accounts (it's also sticked at the top of the Credit Cards forums: