Originally Posted by
blackmamba
The Citi AA is a terrific deal and if you do the steps correctly, you will likely get both of the cards without any problems. That being said, I would actually wait for a better offer to arise from a different card.
Also, don't worry. I'm a law student in a school in the midwest too and I was able to book a RTW using miles earned through credit cards just this past
December
Um, not so much. Keeping in mind that there is a spending requirement to be met, two seats required (booking two award seats may require more advance planning than one), a relatively popular destination, and a stated deadline, I wouldn't wait too long. A better offer might indeed come along, although the 2011 standard of 75-100K offers appears to have receded to 50K offers, but award seat availability might not be so good. In addition, we never know when Citi will decide it's worth their while to stop the "two browser" trick from working.
Having been through law school myself, in private practice for years, and now an administrative law judge, I've learned the wisdom of "a bird in the hand."