Originally Posted by
captaincool
She should be able to get approved for the Freedom card pretty easily. I just had a friend get approved for it as his first real card after being an authorized user for about 4 years during the short-lived 35k offer.
Has she tried calling reconsideration for the Sapphire? Chase is pretty lenient, and if you offer a low-risk proposition (such as starting w/ a 1k limit) they will usually approve the application. Note that this assumes the application was for the Sapphire and not the Sapphire Preferred. The preferred has a min credit line of $5k
My mistake, it was the Sapphire Preferred, and she tried 3 times with the reconsideration line to no avail. She'll probably just go for the Chase Freedom since that looks like she'd get easily approved and then try again in a few months for the Sapphire Preferred or other good offers at that time. Thanks.