Originally Posted by CrazyJ82

I booked a ticket on AA on that website about 15 years ago and didn't have any problems. No more recent insight, though. I assume you're a student? I vaguely remember being warned to bring a student ID with me to the airport although I don't remember if anyone at AA asked to see it.

As to your second question, you want to use AsiaMiles to upgrade? This can only be done from more expensive fares, and I'd be a bit surprised if anything you buy from a site like studentuniverse would qualify. You'd need to check the letter code for the fare class you buy.