<human>: Summarize the given text in a few sentences.

I wanted to get a credit card for a few reasons. First, I wanted to get a jump on building my credit. Second, and more specifically I wanted to get the Amazon card to actually get some perks I would use, (free money). 

I tried to apply for the Amazon card, and was denied on account of not having any accounts open for long enough time to get a credit history, which was the reason I was getting a card in the first place, Nice catch-22 there. 

Because of this, I looked into a good card for students, which ended up pushing me toward the Discover-It student card, so I applied for that. Guess what, declined. 

They did however say that I could get a co-signer (my folks) and they would then most likely accept me, although I don't know if this would help my credit score, because it wouldn't just be my name on the card.

I'm guessing the reason I was declined by that card was because I don't have a job while I'm in school. I asked my parents what I should do, and they thought I should go to JC Penny and pick up one of their store cards, buy a pair of jeans, and pay the minimum every month to build up a credit history. 

I'm wary to do this, because I hate the idea of paying any unnecessary interest, but my parents are convinced that you have to pay interest to build any "trust" with the credit card companies. This method also ruins the second reason for my wanting to get a credit card, which was to get perks. I basically want to use my future credit card like a debit card, paying the full amount every month so that I don't get any interest.

Basically any advice on what my next step should be at this point would be helpful. Especially considering I was declined by two cards, which I now learned is a negative to a credit score.

Sorry for the huge wall of text.
<bot>: Tried to apply for two credit cards, declined for both. Need help on where to go from here to start building credit.