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My GPA sucks but I've got great credit. Credit card companies market hard to college students. Ever wonder why? A typical college student makes about $8,000 a year if they are lucky and yet college students are marketed to as if they were wealthy, home owners over the age of 50. Its not unusual for a college student to run across 3 offers a day. There are credit card offerings in the student store and book store. Often times booths are set up at on campus or collegiate events offering free sports bags or back packs if the student will fill out a credit card application. Credit cards are merchandised in the local college paper and in magazines that appeal to the college age group. Students will receive ,on average, 2 credit card offers a week by mail.

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