OP's post is disheartening to read. This will probably less of a problem if more companies offered internships to inexperienced graduates instead of just under

OP's post is disheartening to read. This will probably less of a problem if more companies offered internships to inexperienced graduates instead of just undergraduates. The idea that you must be a student to qualify for an internship is an outmoded one, especially in a field of work where there are lots of autodidacts.