Originally Posted by
princesakura
Remember there's the $3,000 PQD requirement too.
This!!!!!
OP, what you are looking to get out Silver for? Also keep in mind, SFO is a hub for UA, and Silver status may not mean much there.
The other way to get Silver is spend $25K on one of its eligible credit cards, so you can get the waiver for the PQD requirement, but you would still need 25K miles flown.
Also, here is the thread you should post to:
UA/Star Alliance: 2019 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed