After graduating college I managed to get a medical writing job usually reserved for PhDs and MS’s with experience. You have to network like crazy, send personal emails on LinkedIn and know the content inside out–be able to answer trivia questions, submit writing samples on request etc and people look past going to a bottom-tier college and not having a degree. I know everyone talks about screening tools, so you have to get past them via emailing, calling and LinkedIn. Have to push if you want the position.
Applied the same techniques to med school applications and got good results. Used said techniques to land a summer research position with a top surgeon also. If you push hard, at least one person is going to recognize it and reward you.