​​​​​​​show your dedication by doing a mileage run or buy PQP at end of year depending on what tier you're looking at and how far you are away.

edit: Actually I just booked a flight and they offered 100 pqp for $105. You might want to go down the route of a dummy booking, buy pqp accelerator, and cancel the ticket afterwards. It's been known that United increases the $/PQP ratio at the end of the year for status upgrades.