Originally Posted by
Gig103
As other said, seat location doesn't matter (old CO used to board from back to front, I liked that). At online check-in, the system may offer you priority boarding for a fee (as long as it isn't a basic economy fare).
And if you purchase priority boarding, it puts you at the same level as Gold, one level above MCE without status. Here's the chart:
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...ng-process.jsp