<p>NSM, you make great points. If I’m doing a summer internship with a politician and a school-year internship with a local newspaper that I’ve gotten without any parent connections, are there any specific ways I can make that evident? I admittedly have been able to do some pretty cool extracurricular activities through parent connections, but these internships were just from sending in applications, CV’s, and portfolios; preparing for interviews; and working hard in general.</p>