This forum has been so helpful. In a very short tiime I have learned how to approach getting good cards and how to approach GW letters, etc - all in the effort to have healthy fico scores. This past week I got confirmation on these: CCCU 1k Visa (great people to work with - great card) Hope to refinance my car w/them down the road. Target just called to verify my online app for the Target VISA - and I GOT IT !!! I thought it would just be a store card, but it's 500 limit VISA. Very cool with me. BofA - really wanted to see if I could get a 99/500 VISA so I can graduate from that and I got offered that today. Sent that off today. Amex is sending me the Oasis letter after paying my 19 year old account off 2 weeks ago. I just called them and asked if I had an old balance - it was my first card and I had NOO idea how I left it. I think I checked 'out' in my 20s. Paid them that day $1100 and they're setting me up with the Optima 500 limit. That limit won't ever change they told me today, but I can always get another card in time. THINGS ARE LOOKING UP AND ALL OF MY HARD WORK (2 jobs, anything to pay off my mistakes !!) HAS BEEN WORKING !!!! I am the poster child for sticking to your plan. My limits will go up. Fico forum rocks. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER BABY!!! (can you tell I'm a little excited?) hahah