I was studying hard at Uni. This meant my internship applications were poor and despite a few interviews, I never got one. Disappointed, I accepted this. Then

I was studying hard at Uni. This meant my internship applications were poor and despite a few interviews, I never got one. Disappointed, I accepted this. Then out of the blue I got an invite to an internship interview at a local very reputable firm, and ended up getting the job. I never applied for it. Eventually I asked how it happened. The guy running the department looked up (public) exam results and invited top X% in my STEM subject, me among them. Was much better than what I’d get at a corporate graduate puppy mill.