<prompt> Human: I know it is Ill-advised for students to get a credit card and all but here is my case: Im an out of state student who travels home every few months to visit my immediate family. For this reason, Ive been looking into the various rewards cards I could get. One that Ive had my eye on is the Delta SkyMiles American Express gold. This is mostly because they offer a 30,000 bonus miles once you spend 1000 in 3 months, which Ill have to do soon since Im purchasing a car. I mostly want this card to relieve some travel costs and also build my credit score gradually. I have a steady job and have no real expenses, I pay for most things out of pocket excluding my college tuition. Would i be making a mistake by applying for this card specifically? Or should I just avoid getting a card altogether?  <response>: Its not ill-advised at all for a student to get a credit card. The only thing that would be ill-advised is racking up debt on a credit card. Since you have a steady job, there is really no reason not to get a credit card.You might not qualify for the card you want, since you have no credit history. If you have trouble qualifying for an unsecured card, you should get a secured card. You could probably find one for less than 20 year. After treating the secured card well for a year, try again getting the card you want next year.There are credit cards specifically advertised to college students, you should look into those. If you apply for a student card and your SkyMiles Amex card at nearly the same time, the ding from the first probably wont affect your application for the second.You dont want to avoid getting a card altogether. Getting your first card might be a little difficult, but youll have to do it eventually, unless you just never get one. 